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small tarweed

Madia exigua

1,276 observations in the source records

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28 photos

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What the records say

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 125, February 108, March 113, April 140, May 279, June 104, July 86, August 87, September 111, October 113, November 145, December 112.
United States2,382
California1,375
Oregon327
Washington316
Canada201
Idaho179
British Columbia160
Nevada124
Alberta41
Mexico17

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genustarweeds · Madia

Sources

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