Biology:Centromadia fitchii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Centromadia |
| Species: | C. fitchii
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| Binomial name | |
| Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ↑ The Plant List, Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ "Hemizonia fitchii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=HEFI. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Centromadia fitchii (A.Gray) Greene, Spikeweed
- ↑ Flora of North America, Spikeweed, Centromadia Greene
- ↑ Greene, Edward Lee 1894. Manual of the Botany of the Region of San Francisco Bay 197
- ↑ 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
External links
- Calflora Database: Centromadia fitchii (Spikeweed)
- U.C. Photos gallery Centromadia fitchii — formerly Hemezonia fitchii.
Wikidata ☰ Q15573511 entry
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