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Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens
common tarweed

       
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Synonyms:
Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens

  HEPU5 Hemizonia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A. Gray   common tarweed
  HEPUP Hemizonia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Torr. & A. Gray ssp. pungens   common tarweed
 

Distribution:
Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens

View Native Status
Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AZ, CA, NV, NY, OR, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 2 species in Centromadia, 4 subspecies in Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene
 

Classification:
Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Centromadia Greene
Species Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene – common tarweed
Subspecies Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens – common tarweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens

The synonym italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Oregon:
Hemizonia pungens
spikeweed              "B" designated weed
spikeweed              Quarantine
Washington:
Hemizonia pungens
spikeweed              Class C noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens

Hemizonia pungens
spikeweed

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens

Hemizonia pungens:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACW+ NI NO NO NO NO NO FACW+ FAC UPL FAC NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Centromadia pungens (Hook. & Arn.) Greene ssp. pungens

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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