Image of coast tarweed

Description:

'Madia Sativa: Coastal Tarweed ~ in the Asteraceae (Aster Family). This is a native annual found from WA to Ca; it is quite aromatic; the seeds were used by Native Americans as a food'. Rural Southern Oregon (Approx. 4242'56.93' N 12234'05.80' W). Above Quoted Description, Plant Identification & Information Provided by Richard R Halse, Curator of the Herbarium OSU Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Corvallis, Oregon