Grindelia squarrosa, also known as a curly-top gumweed or curlycup gumweed, is a small North American biennial or short-lived perennial plant.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Curlycup 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 inornata
- Grindelia nana
- Grindelia camporum
- Grindelia nuda
- Grindelia integrifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Grindelia
- Species
- Grindelia squarrosa
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