Asteraceae

Madia

Madia elegans D.Don

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 17: t. 1458 (1831)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is W. U.S.A. to Mexico (Baja California Norte).

Distribution
Synonyms
Classification
Publications
Other data

Native to:

California, Mexico Northwest, Nevada, Oregon, Washington

Introduced into:

Italy

Homotypic Synonyms

Madaria elegans (D.Don) DC. in Prodr. 5: 692 (1836)
Pyropsis elegans (D.Don) Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall. in Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 6: 22 (1840)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Hemizonia wheeleri A.Gray in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 1: 617. (1876)
Madaria corymbosa DC. in Prodr. 5: 692 (1836)
Madaria corymbosa var. fragaria Kellogg in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 53 (1855)
Madaria corymbosa var. hispida DC. in Prodr. 5: 692 (1836)
Madaria densifolia Greene in Fl. Francisc.: 417 (1897)
Madaria elegans var. corymbosa D.C.Eaton in S.Watson, Botany [Fortieth Parallel]: 178 (1871)
Madaria elegans var. depauperata A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 361 (1868)
Madia corymbosa Greene in Pittonia 2: 218 (1891)
Madia corymbosa Lindl. ex W.H.Baxter in Suppl. Hort. Brit.: 584 (1850)
Madia densifolia Greene in Pittonia 3: 167 (1897)
Madia elegans subsp. densifolia D.D.Keck in Madroño 3: 4 (1935)
Madia elegans var. densifolia (Greene) Jeps. in Fl. W. Calif.: 528 (1901)
Madia elegans var. hispida H.M.Hall in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 147 (1907)
Madia elegans subsp. typica D.D.Keck in Madroño 3: 4 (1935), not validly publ.
Madia elegans subsp. vernalis D.D.Keck in Aliso 4: 108 (1958)
Madia elegans subsp. wheeleri (A.Gray) D.D.Keck in Aliso 4: 108 (1958)
Madia wheeleri D.D.Keck in Madroño 3: 4 (1935)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Asterales

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Family
Asteraceae

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Genus
Madia

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Species
Madia elegans

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 2020	Hartweg, K.T. [1796] United States		K001297472	Isotype	Yes
Jan 1, 2020	Douglas [17] United States		K001297473	Isotype	Yes
Jan 1, 2010	Hartweg, [1796] United States		K001297474		Yes
Jan 1, 1936	Hansen, G. [1944] United States		K001079754	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1936	Sinclair, D. [s.n.] United States		K001079749	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1936	Douglas, D. [18] United States		K001079750	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1936	Douglas, D. [s.n.] United States		K001079751	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1936	Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [1837] United States		K001079755	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1936	Douglas, D. [18] United States		K001079753	Unknown Type Material	Yes
Jan 1, 1936	Douglas, D. [17] United States		K001079752	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K003148540		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K003148541		Yes
	Wolley-Dod, A.H. [377] United States		K003148543		Yes
	Bolander, H.N. [6009] United States		K003148563		Yes
	Vasey, G.R. [292] United States		K003148552		Yes
	Lindley [s.n.]		K003148537		Yes
	Krautter, L. [s.n.] United States		K003148571		Yes
	Mrs. R. M. Austin [114] United States		K003148550		Yes
	Elmer, A.D.E. [3173] United States		K003148556		Yes
	Leiberg, J.B. [707] United States		K003148580		Yes
	Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [1468] United States		K003148562		Yes
	Palmer, E. [76] United States		K003148560		Yes
	Keck, D.D. [1979] United States		K003148546		Yes
	Constance, L. [2368] United States		K003148567		No
	Douglas [s.n.] United States		K003148574		Yes
	Constance, L. [938] United States		K003148576		Yes
	Clausen, R.; Trapido, H. [4904] United States		K003148573		Yes
	Snow, R. [306] United States		K003148572		Yes
	Wolley-Dod, A.H. [375] United States		K003148542		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United States		K003148575		Yes
	Coville, F.V.; Funston, F. [1172] United States		K003148554		Yes
	Thompson, J.W. [1691] United States		K003148577		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K003148538		Yes
	Copeland, E.B. [3820] United States		K003148570		Yes
	Elmer, A.D.E. [3167] United States		K003148557		Yes
	Hall, H.M. [s.n.] United States		K003148564		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United States		K003148536		Yes
	Crum, E. [1980] United States		K003148566		Yes
	Purpus, C.A. [5601] United States		K003148561		Yes
	Purpus, C.A. [5530] United States		K003148555		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] United States		K003148579		Yes
	Abrams, L. [3887] United States		K003148565		Yes
	Mason, H.L. [2104] United States		K003148553		No
	Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States		K003148559		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K003148539		Yes
	Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States		K003148547		Yes
	Hall, H.M.; Chandler, H.P. [202] United States		K003148558		Yes
	Thompson, J.W. [2759] United States		K003148578		Yes
	Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States		K003148551		Yes
	Summers, L.A. [444] United States		K003148544		Yes
	Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States		K003148548		Yes
	Hooker, J.D.; Gray, A. [s.n.] United States		K003148549		Yes
	Keck, D.D. [1620] United States		K003148569		Yes
	Abrams, L. [2783] United States	Madia elegans subsp. wheeleri	K003148595		Yes
	Rose, L. [s.n.] United States	Madia elegans subsp. densifolia	K003148582		Yes
Jan 1, 2020	Bigelow, J.M. [s.n.] United States	Madaria elegans	K001297475		Yes

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Madia elegans D.Don

Distribution

Native to:

Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Other Data

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IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Madia elegans D.Don

Distribution

Native to:

Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (56 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index