Madia elegans - The Common Madia

Found in meadows and at the edge of oak woodlands from Baja California del Norte to Washington state.

It has a long blooming season, from early spring to to early fall, and provides one of the few sources of pollen for insects in the dry, hot California summer. The stems and leaves are covered in resinous glands with a sweet pine-sap smell.

Photographed at North Crestview Park in San Carlos, California.

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