Grindelia scabra, the rough gumweed, is a rare North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It has been found in northern Mexico (Coahuila) and the southwestern United States (western Texas and southern New Mexico).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rough Gumweed being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Grindelia subalpina
- Grindelia inuloides
- Grindelia integrifolia
- Grindelia squarrosa
- Grindelia nana
- Grindelia lanceolata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Grindelia
- Species
- Grindelia scabra
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