[Tarweeds: The Genera Hemizonella and Madia in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Least Tarweed, Smallhead Tarweed, Small-head Tarweed

Hemizonella minima

Synonyms: Hemizonia minima, Madia minima

Least Tarweed, Smallhead Tarweed, Small-head Tarweed: Hemizonella minima (Synonyms: Hemizonia minima, Madia minima)

Smallhead tarweed as seen along Old Headquarters Road in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington.........May 31, 2009.

Least Tarweed, Smallhead Tarweed, Small-head Tarweed: Hemizonella minima (Synonyms: Hemizonia minima, Madia minima) -- Least Tarweed, Smallhead Tarweed, Small-head Tarweed: Hemizonella minima (Synonyms: Hemizonia minima, Madia minima)

Close-up views of smallhead tarweed as seen along Old Headquarters Road in the Klickitat State Wildlife Area of south-central Washington.........May 31, 2009.

Least Tarweed, Smallhead Tarweed, Small-head Tarweed: Hemizonella minima (Synonyms: Hemizonia minima, Madia minima)

Small tarweed as seen along Rattlesnake Creek at the southeast corner of the meadows at Panacanic, western Klickitat County, Washington..........May 6, 2015.


Least Tarweed, Smallhead Tarweed, Small-head Tarweed: Hemizonella minima (Synonyms: Hemizonia minima, Madia minima) - Least Tarweed, Smallhead Tarweed, Small-head Tarweed: Hemizonella minima (Synonyms: Hemizonia minima, Madia minima)

The photos above were taken in the Dairy Creek drainage on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams between the elevations of 2750-3100'........ May 14, 2005.

Least Tarweed, Smallhead Tarweed, Small-head Tarweed: Hemizonella minima (Synonyms: Hemizonia minima, Madia minima)

Small tarweed observed on steep, dry slopes under oaks above the Klickitat River about one-half mile north of Klickitat, WA......April 29, 2022.

Paul Slichter