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Madia sativa

Molina (1782)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Madia

Chile tarweed, coast tarweed

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form:

Stems:

Roots: Roots a tap root.

Leaves: Alternate or opposite. Blades linear, linear-lanceolate, or oblong Apex acute or rounded. Base attenuate. Margins entire or rarely serrate/dentate.

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Historical Distribution

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Madia sativa var. sativa

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

Lana'i Not in flora
Kaho'olawe Not in flora
Maui Naturalized
Hawai'i Not in flora

Dispersal Agents


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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili: 136 (1782)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
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