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

any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock

any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America