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Madia

tarweeds
Madia elegans flower.jpg
Madia elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Supertribe: Helianthodae
Tribe: Madieae
Genus: Madia
Molina 1782
Synonyms
  • Madaria DC.
  • Harpaecarpus Nutt.
  • Biotia Cass.
  • Amida Nutt.
  • Madorella Nutt.
  • Madariopsis Nutt.

Madia is a genus of annual or perennial usually aromatic herbs with yellow flowers, in the tarweed tribe within the sunflower family.Tropicos, Madia Molina

They are sometimes known as tarweeds. The species in this genus are native to western North America and southwestern South America. The name Madia is derived from native Chilean name ("Madi") for one of the members of the genus (Madia sativa).

see Anisocarpus Harmonia Jensia Kyhosia



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