tarweed

Any of several resinous western North American plants of the genus Madia and closely related genera of the composite family, having yellow flower heads and sticky aromatic foliage.

A viscid rosaceous plant, Chamæbatia foliolosa, with feathery leaves and strawberry-like blossoms, abundant in California. It fills the air with a not very pleasant balsamic odor. Also called mountain misery and bear-clover.

Any one of various glandular, viscid, and heavy-scented plants of the genus Madia, of the similar Hemizonia, or of Grindelia, otherwise called gum-plant.

A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of Grindelia, Hemizonia, and Madia.

Any of various American flowering plants that have sticky leaves.