Madia sativa
Asteraceae
Coast Tarweed
Erect, ill-smelling, covered with hairs and very sticky, stalked, yellow to black glands. Stems often in clusters, branched, leafy. Leaves on lower stem linear to oblong, 1–6 in., entire or toothed, upper stem leaves smaller. Flower heads sessile or short-stalked, in dense clusters; bracts green, hairy, glandular, with long flat tips. Ray flowers usually 8, greenish yellow or tinted red. Disk flowers 10–14, black-anthered. A coastal plant usually found in grassy places at low elevations.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Autumn
- Flower Form: 5 United Petals, Ovary Inferior; Sunflowers
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 8–40 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Meadow
- Found In: N Cascades NP, Olympic NP
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Chilean Tarweed
