Sonoma Mountain Ecology Notes

Celebrating and Caring for the Land

San Fransisco Gum Plant

Grindelia hirsutula is a native endemic perennial herb found mostly in the SF Bay Area. This splash of yellow can be found in the dry summer months on the bluffs and hills along the coast providing a critical source of nectar and pollen for insects when most other plants have already dried out and died back.

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