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Great Valley Gumweed
Grindelia camporum
  
42 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Great Valley Gumweed (Grindelia camporum) 42 Nurseries Carry This Plant Grindelia camporum is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Great Valley gumplant and Great Valley gumweed. The plant is native to California and Baja California, where it can be found in a number of habitats including chaparral and woodlands. Its range may extend into Nevada. It is hardy plant that also readily grows in disturbed and altered areas such as ditches and roadsides. Grindelia camporum is a gangly perennial up to 2 m (6 ft. ) in maximum height but usually less. Its erect, branching stems are lined with many stiff, wavy-edged, serrated leaves 2 to 3 cm long. Atop the stem branches are inflorescences of a single large flower head up to 3 cm wide. The head is a vaguely thistlelike cup of green clawlike phyllaries that bend downward. The centre of the head is filled with yellow disc florets and there are usually many yellow ray florets around the circumference. The flower head fills with a copious white exudate, especially during the early stages of blooming. It is a traditional Native American medicinal plant, used by the Indigenous peoples of California and also a major pollinator attractant.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
2 - 6.6 ft tall
3 ft wide

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Moderate

Dormancy
Dormancy
Summer Semi-Deciduous

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer, Fall

Wildlife Supported
 
Numerous insect pollinators are attracted to the flowers. Species in the Grindelia genus are host plant to the Common Buckeye and Great Copper butterflies.

 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2 confirmed , 9 likely * ) SHOW ALL
Argyrotaenia franciscana Image
Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscanaArgyrotaenia franciscana
Cremastobombycia grindeliella Image
Cremastobombycia grindeliellaCremastobombycia grindeliella
*
Chlosyne lacinia Image
Bordered Patch Chlosyne laciniaChlosyne lacinia
*
Spodoptera praefica Image
Western Yellowstriped Armyworm Spodoptera praeficaSpodoptera praefica
*
Heliothis phloxiphaga Image
Spotted Straw Sun Moth Heliothis phloxiphagaHeliothis phloxiphaga
*
Homoeosoma electella Image
Sunflower Moth Homoeosoma electellaHomoeosoma electella
*
Mamestra configurata Image
Bertha Armyworm Mamestra configurataMamestra configurata

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 1x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 42

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Very Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 15° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Adaptable. Tolerates Saline Soil. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0

Common uses
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Butterfly Gardens, Butterfly Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Because this plant is fairly widespread across the state, companion plants will depend on locality but may include native grasses, Penstemon sp., Lupines (Lupinus sp.), Poppies (Eschscholzia or Papaver sp.), and various native cactus and succulents.

Maintenance
Maintenance
Highly resinous nature defends this plant against herbivory from insects.

Propagation
Propagation?
For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Sunset Zones
Sunset Zones?
7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 18, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22, 23, 24

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Sandy or saline bottomlands of interior valleys, also mountains to 4,000 ft., coastal bluffs, and rocky cliffs on the Channel Islands

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 5.4" - 72.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.39", Coldest Month: 25.5" - 56.4", Hottest Month: 52.2" - 78.9", Humidity: 0.30" - 30.02", Elevation: -3" - 8045"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Grindelia camporum var. camporum
Common Names: Common Gumplant, Great Valley Gumplant


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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