PLANTS Profile for Madia exigua (small tarweed)

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PLANTS Profile

Madia exigua (Sm.) A. Gray
small tarweed

Symbol:

MAEX

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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©Gary A. Monroe. United States, CA, Marin Co., Point Reyes National Seashore. May 20, 2006. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Images:
Madia exigua (Sm.) A. Gray

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Distribution:
Madia exigua (Sm.) A. Gray


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USA (CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, WA), CAN (BC)

Related Taxa:
Madia exigua (Sm.) A. Gray

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 11 species in Madia

Classification:
Madia exigua (Sm.) A. Gray

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Madia Molina – tarweed
Species	Madia exigua (Sm.) A. Gray – small tarweed

More Accounts and Images:
Madia exigua (Sm.) A. Gray

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38028.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/26/2013 02:19 AM CDT