any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
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tarweed::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | gum plant, gumweed, rosinweed |
| Type of | herbaceous plant, herb |
| Has types | grindelia robusta, curlycup gumweed, grindelia squarrosa |
tarweed::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | herb, herbaceous plant |
| Has types | melosa, madia oil plant, madia sativa, chile tarweed |
Examples of tarweed
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The plant you've asked about is Madia elegans, sometimes called common tarweed.
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Common tarweed flower heads may be completely yellow, or there may be a dark red spot at the base of each ray flower petal.
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If you decide that these are insufficiently enticing reasons to buy some, honey with character, like tarweed, tupelo, or buckwheat, is a good substitute.
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Because common tarweed is open and rangy, it seems highly possible that flower heads of neighboring plants with different flower types would intermingle.
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