''Madia'' is a

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of annual or perennial usually aromatic

herb In general use, herbs are a widely distributed and widespread group of plants, excluding vegetables and other plants consumed for macronutrients, with savory or aromatic properties that are used for flavoring and garnishing food, for medicinal ...

s with yellow flowers, in the tribe

Madieae Madieae is a tribe of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is sometimes considered a subtribe of Heliantheae. Notable species include the tarweeds of the Western United States as well as the silverswords of Hawaii. Subtribes and gener ...

within the family

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text in Italian, footnotes in French and Latin They are sometimes known as tarweeds. The species in this genus are native to western

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and southwestern

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. The name ''Madia'' is derived from native

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an name ("Madi") for one of the members of the genus ('' Madia sativa''). ; SpeciesBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
/ref> * '' Madia anomala'' Greene - plumpseeded madia - northern CA * '' Madia chilensis'' (Nutt.) Reiche - central

* '' Madia citrigracilis'' D.D.Keck - Shasta tarweed - northern CA * '' Madia citriodora'' Greene - lemon-scented madia - northern CA, NV, OR, WA, ID * '' Madia elegans'' D.Don ex Lindl. - common madia - northern CA, NV, OR, WA * '' Madia exigua'' (Sm.) A.Gray - small tarweed - CA OR WA NV ID MT BC,

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* '' Madia glomerata'' Hook. - mountain tarweed - mountains of western United States; scattered locales in Canada and in north-central + northeastern United States * ''

Madia gracilis ''Madia gracilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names grassy tarweed, slender tarweed, and gumweed madia. Description ''Madia gracilis'' is vstem is branching, and hairy and glandular in texture. T ...

'' (Sm. ex Sm.) D.D.Keck - grassy tarweed - CA OR WA NV ID UT MT BC * '' Madia radiata'' Kellogg - golden madia - CA * '' Madia sativa'' Molina - coast tarweed - CA OR WA NV ID BC; scattered populations in eastern Canada + northeastern United States; southern

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, southern

* '' Madia subspicata'' D.D.Keck - slender tarweed - CA ; formerly included see ''

Anisocarpus ''Anisocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. ; Species * ''Anisocarpus madioides'' Nutt. - California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia. * ''Anisocarpus scabridus'' (Eastw.) B.G.Baldwin - ...

Harmonia In Greek mythology, Harmonia (; grc, Ἁρμονία / harmoˈnia/, "harmony", "agreement") is the immortal goddess of harmony and concord. Her Roman counterpart is Concordia. Her Greek opposite is Eris, whose Roman counterpart is Discord ...

Jensia

Kyhosia ''Kyhosia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae containing the single species ''Kyhosia bolanderi'', which is known by the common names Bolander's madia and kyhosia. This plant was included in genus '' Madia'' until ...

'' * ''Madia bolanderi'' - '' Kyhosia bolanderi'' * ''Madia doris-nilesiae'' - '' Harmonia doris-nilesiae'' * ''Madia hallii'' - '' Harmonia hallii'' * ''Madia madioides'' - ''

Anisocarpus madioides ''Anisocarpus madioides'' ( syn. ''Madia madioides'') is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name woodland madia. Description ''Anisocarpus madioides'' is a perennial herb growing up to about ...

'' * ''Madia minima'' - '' Hemizonella minima'' * ''Madia nutans'' - '' Harmonia nutans'' * ''Madia stebbinsii'' - ''

Harmonia stebbinsii ''Harmonia stebbinsii'' (Synonym (taxonomy), syn. ''Madia stebbinsii'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Stebbins' tarweed, or Stebbins' madia. It is Endemism, endemic to northern California, where ...

'' * ''Madia yosemitana'' - ''

Jensia yosemitana ''Jensia yosemitana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name Yosemite tarweed. It is endemic to California, where it has a scattered distribution across the Sierra Nevada and its foothills. Some of the ...

References

External links

USDA Plants Profile for ''Madia'' (tarweed)

— ''Gerald Carr's site at the University of Hawaii''. *
Jepson Manual treatment: ''Madia''

''Madia'' — U.C. Photos Gallery
* Asteraceae genera {{Madieae-stub