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Anisocarpus madioides (syn. Madia madioides) is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name woodland madia. It is native to the west coast of North America from Vancouver Island in British Columbia to the Peninsular Ranges of southern California. It is a plant of forest and woodland habitat. This is a perennial herb growing up to about 75 centimeters in maximum height, its stem coated in rough hairs and stalked resin glands. The lower leaves are up to 12 centimeters long, oppositely arranged, and fused around the stem at the bases. The upper leaves are much smaller and often alternately arranged. The flower cluster produces several flower heads on long peduncles, each with a rounded involucre of hairy phyllaries. The heads bear yellow ray florets up to a centimeter long and many disc florets. The fruit is an achene a few millimeters long, usually with a small pappus.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 ft Tall

Dormancy

Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Fragrance

Slight

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring, Summer

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Water

Extremely Low, Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Ease of care

Easy

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Maintenance

Dead flower stalks can be cut back in fall. Allow to set seed first if you want more plants; does self sow but not aggressively.

Sunset Zones

1, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*

Site type

Woodlands, Forests

Plant communities

Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 3 likely

Confirmed Likely

Epiblema deverrae

Spotted Straw Sun Moth

Heliothis phloxiphaga

Small Heliothodes Moth

Heliothodes diminutivus