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Curlycup gumweed

Grindelia squarrosa

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Common names

22 names · 18 languages
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Other languages (17)
Dutch
  • Gomplant
French
  • herbe à gomme commune[1][2]
Cheyenne
  • Âhkévó'êstse[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 卷苞胶草[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 捲杯膠草[2]
Czech
  • grindélie rozkladitá[2]
Estonian
  • konks-vaiguvaak[2]
Finnish
  • keltarilpiö[2]
German
  • Sperriges Gummikraut[3]
Gosiute
  • mu’-ha-kûm[2]
Japanese
  • ネバリオグルマ[2]
Lakota
  • pteíčhiyuȟa[2]
Navajo
  • Ch’ilbílátahaltsóíí[2]
Russian
  • Гринделия растопыренная[2]
Slovak
  • grindélia kostrbatá[2]
Swedish
Ukrainian
  • Гринделія розчепірена[2]
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Grindelia squarrosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Curlycup Gumweed — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Broadleaf Gumweed — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Curly-cup Gumweed — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Prairie Gumweed — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • herbe à gomme commune — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
[2] Grindelia squarrosa — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Curlycup Gumweed — results[23].names[1]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Broadleaf Gumweed — results[23].names[19]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Curly-cup Gumweed — results[23].names[11]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Prairie Gumweed — results[23].names[20]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • herbe à gomme commune — results[23].names[3]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • grindélie rozkladitá — results[23].names[4]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Гринделия растопыренная — results[23].names[5]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • keltarilpiö — results[23].names[6]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • ネバリオグルマ — results[23].names[7]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • konks-vaiguvaak — results[23].names[8]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • 卷苞胶草 — results[23].names[9]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • 捲杯膠草 — results[23].names[10]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • grindelia — results[23].names[12]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • mu’-ha-kûm — results[23].names[13]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • pteíčhiyuȟa — results[23].names[14]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Âhkévó'êstse — results[23].names[15]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Гринделія розчепірена — results[23].names[17]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • Ch’ilbílátahaltsóíí — results[23].names[18]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
  • grindélia kostrbatá — results[23].names[21]; taxon id 77305; Grindelia squarrosa.
[3] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Grindelia squarrosa ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Gumweed (EN) — VernacularName.tsv, line 144107; taxon 6KSR7.
  • Sperriges Gummikraut (DE) — VernacularName.tsv, line 144108; taxon 6KSR7.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Grindelia squarrosa is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
Canada to NE. Mexico.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Curlycup gumweed (Grindelia squarrosa) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Grindelia squarrosa — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2201503; ID 6KSR7; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2201503; ID 6KSR7; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Grindelia squarrosa — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1431438; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1504633, 1504634, 1504635, 1504636, 1504637, 1504638, 1504639, 1504640, 1504641, 1504642, 1504643, 1504644, 1504645, 1504646, 1504647, 1504648, 1504649, 1504650, 1504651, 1504652, 1504653, 1504654, 1504655, 1504656, 1504657, 1504658, 1504659, 1504660, 1504661, 1504662, 1504663, 1504664, 1504665, 1504666, 1504667, 1504668, 1504669, 1504670, 1504671, 1504672, 1504673, 1504674, 1504675, 1504676, 1504677, 1504678, 1504679

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.