Asteraceae
Coast tarweed
Madia sativa
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Madia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Arabic
- مادية
- Czech
- Madie setá
- English
- Coast tarweed
- Polish
- Maziczka siewna
Synonyms
- Biotia viscosa Cass.
- Madariopsis chilensis Nutt.
- Madia capitata Nutt.
- Madia capitata var. capitata
- Madia hirsuta Meyen
- Madia mellita J.F.Gmel.
- Madia mellosa Molina
- Madia polycarpaea E.H.L.Krause
- Madia racemosa Torr. & A.Gray
- Madia sativa subsp. capitata Piper
- Madia sativa subsp. congesta (Torr. & A.Gray) D.D.Keck
- Madia sativa subsp. sativa
- Madia sativa subsp. typica D.D.Keck
- Madia sativa var. congesta Torr. & A.Gray
- Madia sativa var. monstrosa DC.
- Madia sativa var. racemosa (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Madia sativa var. sativa
- Madia stellata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
- Madia viscosa Cav.
- Madorella racemosa Nutt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: tomhilton, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kurt Stüber [1], CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Penarc, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: File:Madia sative - Flickr - Dick Culbert.jpg : Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C.,, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.