Madia is a genus of annual or perennial usually aromatic herbs with yellow flowers, in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae.[2]

Madia
Madia elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Madieae
Subtribe: Madiinae
Genus: Madia
Molina 1782
Synonyms[1]
  • Madaria DC.
  • Harpaecarpus Nutt.
  • Biotia Cass.
  • Amida Nutt.
  • Madorella Nutt.
  • Madariopsis Nutt.

They are sometimes known as tarweeds. The species in this genus are native to western North America and southwestern South America. The name Madia is derived from native Chilean name ("Madi") for one of the members of the genus (Madia sativa).[2][3]

Species[1][4]
formerly included[1]

see Anisocarpus Harmonia Jensia Kyhosia

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Madia". Global Compositae Checklist. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  2. ^ a b Molina, Giovanni Ignazio. 1782. Saggio sulla storia naturale del Chili 136–137, 354 text in Italian, footnotes in French and Latin
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 21 Page 303, Madia Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili. 136, 354. 1782.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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