The gummy feature is shared by many members of this genus and has given rise to the common name gumweed or resinweed as a collective term. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
When the gumweed growing along the road starts to look pretty, it's getting bad. From Wordnik.com. [grouse Diary Entry] Reference
Other plants include giant helleborine orchid Epipactis gigantea, button cactus Epithelantha micromeris, Guadalupe jewelflower Streptanthus sparsiflorus, Havard's gumweed Grindelia havardii and resurrection plant Selaginella pilifera. From Wordnik.com. [Carlsbad Caverns National Park, United States] Reference
It didn't get the name "gumweed" for nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
The students found plants such as curlycup gumweed, biscuitroot, yarrow, elderberry and sage. From Wordnik.com. [greatfallstribune.com - Local News] Reference
This particular gumweed is sometimes called Puget Sound gumweed, a reference to its distribution. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
It is also called entire-leaved gumweed, but the species is quite variable and the leaves may be entire or serrated. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
Curlycup gumweed was used as an asthma remedy, biscuitroot is like parsley, yarrow was used to stop bleeding, and elderberry helped with muscle cramping, Morales said. From Wordnik.com. [greatfallstribune.com - Local News] Reference
Chaparral takes out other shrubs and broadleaf weeds, including absinth wormwood, Canada thistle, biennial thistles, curlycup gumweed, common, mullein, whitetop (hoary cress), common tansy, houndstongue, goldenrod and many others. From Wordnik.com. Reference
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