Plains Gumweed (Grindelia oolepis)

Photo Credit: Bill Carr

Global Rank: G2 - Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Asteraceae
State: TX
Nature Serve ID: 155236
Lifeform: Forb/herb
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Where is Plains Gumweed (Grindelia oolepis) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Plains Gumweed can be found in Texas

Which CPC Partners conserve Plains Gumweed (Grindelia oolepis)?

San Antonio Botanical Garden

Not Sponsored

Conservation Actions

Assigned 06/09/17

CPC's Plant Sponsorship Program provides long term stewardship of rare plants in our National Collection. We are so grateful for all our donors who have made the Plant Sponsorship Program so successful. We are in the process of acknowledging all our wonderful plant sponsorship donors on our website. This is a work in progress and will be updated regularly.

Conservation Actions

Tina Stanley

08/29/2022

As of August 2022, San Antonio Botanical Garden holds this species in living collection.

Nature Serve Biotics

05/02/2017

About 10 populations of this Texas Gulf Coastal Plain endemic have been seen since 1970. Although it was probably never common, most of the species' native Texas Coastal Prairie habitat has been converted to farmland, urban centers, and oil refineries, and it is now primarily confined to the margins of highways, railroads, and sidewalks. These remnant populations are susceptible to herbicide application and other right-of-way maintenance activities.