Narrowleaf Gumweed
Grindelia lanceolatanative · Hill Country
Narrowleaf Gumweed is a shrub native to the Texas Hill Country that grows 1–5 ft tall and 2 ft wide. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms yellow in summer and fall. Good for bees and birds.
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The facts
3 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- 1–5 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Bloom
- Summer, Fall · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
- Soil
- Recorded on gravelly, rocky, sand, shallow, well drained
- Wildlife
- Supports bees and birds
Where it grows
Recorded in these EPA Level IV ecoregions in the Austin and Hill Country launch area:
Balcones CanyonlandsNorthern Blackland PrairieFloodplains and Low TerracesLimestone Cut Plain
121 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.