Blooms: May-June
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California, east to Nevada.
Habitat: Dry, open hillsides and foothills.
Habit: herb
Duration: annual
Origin: Native
Conservation Status: Abundant; of no concern.
Distribution: Occurring east of the Cascades crest in Washington; Washington south to California, east to Nevada.
Habitat: Dry, open hillsides and foothills.
Species Description:
General: Strongly lemon-scented annual, 1.5-6 dm. tall, covered with short, stiff hairs throughout and stalked glands upward.
Leaves: Leaves lanceolate to linear, 2-8 cm. long and 1.5-10 mm. wide, entire.
Flowers: Heads several in an open inflorescence, the lateral branches often topping the central; involucre 6-8 mm. high, ovoid, the bracts in a single series, equal, the flat tips of the bracts well developed, the lower portion clasping the ray achene; rays 5-8, 6-10 mm. long, pistillate and fertile, bright yellow; disk flowers sterile, yellow, surrounded by a cup of united bracts attached to the receptacle, which is covered with erect, straight hairs; pappus none.
Fruits: Achenes three-sided, one side rounded.
General: Strongly lemon-scented annual, 1.5-6 dm. tall, covered with short, stiff hairs throughout and stalked glands upward.
Leaves: Leaves lanceolate to linear, 2-8 cm. long and 1.5-10 mm. wide, entire.
Flowers: Heads several in an open inflorescence, the lateral branches often topping the central; involucre 6-8 mm. high, ovoid, the bracts in a single series, equal, the flat tips of the bracts well developed, the lower portion clasping the ray achene; rays 5-8, 6-10 mm. long, pistillate and fertile, bright yellow; disk flowers sterile, yellow, surrounded by a cup of united bracts attached to the receptacle, which is covered with erect, straight hairs; pappus none.
Fruits: Achenes three-sided, one side rounded.
Accepted Name:
Madia citriodora GreeneSynonyms:
(none)
Treated in Flora of the PNW as:
Madia citriodora
Additional Resources:
PNW Herbaria Specimens: View list of Madia citriodora specimens in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database.
WTU Herbarium Specimens: View list of Madia citriodora specimens in the WTU Herbarium database.
Washington Flora Checklist: Madia citriodora treatment.
E-Flora BC: Madia citriodora atlas page.
CalPhotos: Madia citriodora images.
USDA Plants Database: Madia citriodora.
Don Knoke, 2005
Don Knoke, 2005
Don Knoke, 2008
Don Knoke, 2008
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
G. D. Carr, 2009
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