Madia sativa

Tarweed at Booth, ACT

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Identification history

Madia sativa 23 Feb 2022 Tapirlord
Madia sativa 23 Feb 2022 JBrickhill

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Yellow flowers and sticky foliage with strong odour identifies this species. The third image shows good identification feature from a distance: sticky foliage catches fruits of spear thistle, unlike the foliage of Fleabane (Conyza) that does not. This small patch of 50+ plants about 100 m west of Naas valley fire trail, showing that this weed is now being carried away from the known locations along the road, probably by animals.

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Sighting information

Additional information

  • 1 metre to 5 metres Plant height
  • True In flower

Species information

  • Madia sativa Scientific name
  • Tarweed Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Exotic
  • Major weed or pest
  • Up to 1066.91m Recorded at altitude
  • In flower

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