species 1,726 observations
Fitch's Tarweed
Centromadia fitchii
Field notes
Centromadia fitchii, common name Fitch's spikeweed or Fitch's tarweed, is a species of North American plants in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to California and southwestern Oregon.
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.
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native animals
supported in the US
supported in the US
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Specialist bees
Bees whose young are raised on the pollen of it
Calliopsis pugionis, Melissodes lupinus
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Plant eaters
Animals that feed on it
Mecaphesa schlingeri, Sinuous Bee Fly
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Flower visitors
Pollinators and other flower visitors
Acmon Blue, Ligated Furrow Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Orange Sulphur
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided