Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene

Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene

Centromadia fitchii, or Fitch's spikeweed, is a North American aster native to California and southwestern Oregon.

Family
Genus
Centromadia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene

Centromadia fitchii, commonly known as Fitch's spikeweed or Fitch's tarweed, is a species of flowering plant in the tribe Madieae, family Asteraceae, native to North America. This species is native to California and southwestern Oregon. It is an herb that grows up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. It produces clusters of numerous yellow flower heads that contain both ray florets and disc florets.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Centromadia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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