Great Valley Gumweed

Grindelia camporum Greene - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 8.0 feet

Plant Type: Subshrub, Forb/herb

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Great Valley Gumweed: Argyrotaenia franciscana insulana, Cremastobombycia grindeliella, Heliothis phloxiphaga, Homoeosoma electella, Schinia mortua, Spodoptera praefica

Native Range

  • USA:  Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
  • CAN:  Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.