Asteraceae
Grassy tarweed
Madia gracilis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Madia
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Madia gracilisAsteraceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Grassy tarweed
Synonyms
- Madia dissitiflora var. dissitiflora
- Madia gracilis subsp. collina D.D.Keck
- Madia gracilis subsp. gracilis
- Madia gracilis subsp. pilosa D.D.Keck
- Madia sativa subsp. dissitiflora (Nutt.) D.D.Keck
- Madia sativa var. dissitiflora (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Madorella dissitiflora Nutt.
- Sclerocarpus gracilis Sm.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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- Mountain tarweedMadia glomerataAsteraceae
- Grassy tarweedMadia gracilisAsteraceae
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- Slender tarweedMadia subspicataAsteraceae
- Common madiaMadia elegansAsteraceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.