Asteraceae

Big tarweed

Blepharizonia plumosa (Kellogg) Greene

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Blepharizonia

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Big tarweed (Blepharizonia plumosa) — FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Big tarweed

Synonyms

Blepharizonia plumosa subsp. plumosa
Blepharizonia plumosa var. plumosa
Calycadenia plumosa Kellogg
Hemizonia plumosa (Kellogg) A.Gray
Hemizonia plumosa var. plumosa

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.