Centromadia fitchii

Centromadia fitchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centromadia
Species:
C. fitchii
Binomial name
Centromadia fitchii
Synonyms[1]

Hemizonia fitchii A.Gray

Centromadia fitchii, common name Fitch's spikeweed[2] or Fitch's tarweed,[3] is a species of North American plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to California and southwestern Oregon.[4][5]

Centromadia fitchii is an herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces arrays of numerous yellow flower heads with both ray florets and disc florets.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ The Plant List, Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene
  2. ^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. ^ NRCS. "Hemizonia fitchii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene, Spikeweed
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Spikeweed, Centromadia Greene
  7. ^ Greene, Edward Lee 1894. Manual of the Botany of the Region of San Francisco Bay 197
  8. ^ Gray, Asa 1857. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean, made under the direction of the Secretary of War 4: 109 as Hemizonia fitchii


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