Narrowleaf Gumweed

Grindelia lanceolata

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Grindelia lanceolata — flower photograph — (c) Sam Kieschnick, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original photograph · iNaturalist medium image; no additional crop, retouching, or re-encoding.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

3CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Grindelia

Feltia jaculiferaDingy Cutworm
Heliothis phloxiphagaSpotted Straw Sun Moth, Darker Spotted Straw Moth
Homoeosoma electellaSunflower Moth

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

29Specialist beesPollen specialists

Pollen specialists · Grindelia

Andrena canadensis
Andrena chromotricha
Andrena hirticincta
Andrena runcinatae
Ashmeadiella bucconis
Calliopsis coloradensis
Colletes rufocinctus
Dianthidium simile
Dieunomia nevadensis
Megachile parallela

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Melissodes confusus
Melissodes coreopsis
Melissodes druriellus
Melissodes lutulentus
Melissodes menuachus
Melissodes pallidisignatus
Melissodes subagilis
Melissodes trinodis
Melissodes wheeleri
Perdita albipennis
Perdita bruneri
Perdita ignota
Perdita perpulchra
Perdita prionopsidis
Perdita swenki
Perdita xanthismae
Protandrena aestivalis
Protandrena piercei
Protandrena simulans

Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0

2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Grindelia

Callipepla californicaCalifornia Quail
Centrocercus urophasianusGreater Sage-Grouse

Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Asteraceae
Hardiness: Zones 4–8
Flower color: Yellow

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope

Flower color · “Yellow” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Hardiness · “Zones 4–8” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Height · “Up to about 5 feet” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Life cycle · “Biennial or perennial” · Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Light · “Full sun (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Soil · “Dry; Moist (documented habitat)” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team) · Carolinas and Georgia
Spread · “1.5–2 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder

Conservation status

Kentucky rank	Not available
Global rank	G4
KY status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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