Madia sativa

Madia sativa

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Madia
Species:
M. sativa
Binomial name
Madia sativa
Molina, 1782
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Biotia viscosa Cass.
  • Madia capitata Nutt.
  • 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 var. congesta Torr. & A.Gray
  • Madia sativa subsp. congesta (Torr. & A.Gray) D.D.Keck
  • Madia sativa var. monstrosa DC.
  • Madia sativa var. racemosa (Nutt.) A.Gray
  • Madia sativa subsp. typica D.D.Keck
  • Madia stellata Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
  • Madia viscosa Cav.
  • Madorella racemosa Nutt.

Madia sativa, known by the common names coast tarweed and Chilean tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae found in parts of western North and South America.