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Plant · GBIF taxon 3146296

Puget Sound Gumweed

Grindelia integrifolia

Also known as Entire-Leaved Gumweed, Pacific Gumweed

Puget Sound gumweed produces bright yellow, daisy-like blossoms that emerge from distinctive resin-coated green buds. Native to coastal marshes and wet meadows of the Pacific Northwest, it thrives in saline soils where few other composite flowers survive. The sticky white fluid covering the flower heads deters crawling insects while conserving moisture along wind-swept shorelines.

CoastalFloweringPerennial
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Key facts
Diet & prey
  • Photosynthetic
Predators
  • Herbivorous insects
  • Mice
  • Waterfowl
ThreatsCoastal development, shoreline alteration, invasive plants
HabitatsCoastal salt marshes, wet meadows, tidal flats
Life spanPerennial
Classification
  1. OrderAsterales
  2. FamilyAsteraceae
  3. GenusGrindelia
  4. SpeciesGrindelia integrifolia
Range & activity
Range data is not available yet.
Safe observation
Interaction riskLow
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  2. Moderate
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  4. Very high
Why interaction risk is low
Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
  • Look for resin: Check closed flower buds for the white sticky coating that gives the plant its name.
  • Observe pollinators: Watch flower heads during midsummer for native bees gathering nectar.
  • Check leaves: Examine the smooth, untoothed leaf edges that distinguish this plant from relatives.
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