Autumn Showy Tarweed, Common Madia
Madia elegans
Synonyms: Madia elegans ssp. densiflora, Madia elegans ssp. elegans, Madia elegans ssp. vernalis, Madia elegans var. densifolia, Madia elegans var. elegans
The photo above shows a close-up of the inflorescence of autumn showy tarweed as seen along forest road #5840 in the southern Willamette National Forest.........July 13, 2008.
The photo above shows a close-up sideview of the inflorescence of autumn showy tarweed as seen along forest road #5840 in the southern Willamette National Forest........July 13, 2008. Note the spreading hairs on the involucral bracts, some of which bear dark glands at their tips.
Paul Slichter