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Curlycup gumweed plants are about a foot tall with sessile leaves that are slightly serrate which often turn at right angle to the sun. This is why some species are often referred to as compass plant.

Sep 30, 2024 · Grindelia squarrosa, known as curlycup gumweed, is a biennial or short-lived perennial native to North America. Its distinctive sticky resin and bright yellow flowers make it a visually appealing addition to native plant gardens.

Curlycup Gumweed is an erect biennial or short-lived perennial growing to 40 inches high on smooth stems that branch at the top. It is an introduced, naturalized plant to our area, being native to the more western states. The first year the plant forms a rosette with the stem forming the second year, but some plants may flower the first year.

Sep 16, 2010 · Also known as curly-cup gumweed or curly gumweed, both the “sticky” and the “gumweed” descriptors in these common names for Grindelia squarrosa refer to the gooey resin on the upper parts of the plant.

Curlycup gumweed extract is valuable as a stimulant, sedative, astringent, purgative, emetic, diuretic, antiseptic, and disinfectant [1]. Curlycup gumweed is used as an ornamental. It produces flowers over a long period, even when the soil is poor and dry [1].

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Yellow flowerhead with curly green phyllaries - grindelia squarrosa (curly cup gumweed), City of Rocks National Reserve

Nov 5, 2021 · Curly-Cup Gumweed is a native plant, which makes it even more exciting as a medicinal, being part of our botanical heritage. Even if I don’t need them for my throat this winter, seeing the dried yellow flowers in a jar will serve as a nice reminder of a warm autumn day hanging out with the donkeys.

Grindelia squarrosa, also known as a curly-top gumweed or curlycup gumweed, is a small North American biennial or short-lived perennial plant.