Madia gracilis
Asteraceae
Slender Tarweed
Upright, fragrant, dark green. Stem slender, may be branched from middle upward, bristles below, glands on upper section. Leaves linear, to 4 in. long, covered with soft hair. Flower heads sessile or clustered on long stalks. Cup holding flowers is covered with glands on hair-like stalks. Flower heads consist of 3–9 lemon yellow ray flowers with lobed tips, 2–12 black-anthered disk flowers. Grows in grasslands, open woods, along roads, below 7500 ft.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer
- Flower Form: 5 United Petals, Ovary Inferior; Sunflowers
- Life Cycle: Annual
- Height: 4–40 inches
- Habitat: East-side Forest, Meadow, Shrub-Steppe, West-side Forest
- Found In: Crater Lake NP, East Gorge, Mt. Rainier NP, N Cascades NP, Olympic NP, Siskiyous, Steens, Wallowas, West Gorge
- Native: Yes
