Asteraceae
Small tarweed
Madia exigua
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Madia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Small tarweed
Synonyms
- Harpaecarpus californicus Gand.
- Harpaecarpus exiguus A.Gray
- Harpaecarpus exiguus var. exiguus
- Harpaecarpus longipes Gand.
- Harpaecarpus madarioides Nutt.
- Harpaecarpus suksdorfii Gand.
- Madia exigua subsp. exigua
- Madia filipes A.Gray
- Madia filipes var. filipes
- Madia filipes var. macrocephala Suksd.
- Sclerocarpus exigua Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
More in Madia
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- Common madiaMadia elegansAsteraceae
- Mountain tarweedMadia glomerataAsteraceae
- Grassy tarweedMadia gracilisAsteraceae
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- Golden madiaMadia radiataAsteraceae
- Plumpseeded madiaMadia anomalaAsteraceae
- Shasta tarweedMadia citrigracilisAsteraceae
- Lemonscented madiaMadia citriodoraAsteraceae
- Slender tarweedMadia subspicataAsteraceae
- Common madiaMadia elegansAsteraceae
- Small tarweedMadia exiguaAsteraceae
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.