Centromadia pungens

Centromadia pungens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Centromadia
Binomial name
Centromadia pungens
(Hook. & Arn.) Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Centromadia maritima Greene
  • Hartmannia pungens Hook. & Arn.
  • Hemizonia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A.Gray

Centromadia pungens, the commmon spikeweed[2] or common tarweed,[3] is a species of North American plants in the tarweed tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to northern Baja California and the western United States (California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona). The plant is considered a noxious weed in parts of the Pacific Northwest.[4][5]

Centromadia pungens is an herb up to 120 cm (48 inches) tall. It produces arrays of numerous yellow flower heads with both ray florets and disc florets. [6][7][8]

Subspecies[1]

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