{"id":1694,"date":"2021-12-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-27T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/gardenecologylab\/?p=1694"},"modified":"2025-11-14T14:25:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T22:25:54","slug":"top-10-oregon-native-plants-for-pollinators-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/gardenecologylab\/2021\/12\/27\/top-10-oregon-native-plants-for-pollinators-week-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Oregon Native Plants for Pollinators: Week 6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\"><strong><em>The Garden Ecology Lab\u2019s Pollinator Plant PR Campaign Presents\u2026.. <\/em>Common Madia (AKA Tarweed)!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Garden Ecology Lab is releasing a series of plant profiles of the top 10 Oregon native plants for pollinators, based on Aaron Anderson\u2019s 2017-2019 field trials of 23 Oregon native plants. We will feature one plant per week for 10 weeks, <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">this is week 6<\/span>! Profiles will include photos, planting information, and will highlight common pollinators of each plant.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1882\" width=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-edited.jpg 370w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-edited-222x300.jpg 222w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 370px) 100vw, 370px\" \/><figcaption>Photo \u00a9 Rob Irwin<br><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">some rights reserved<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Plant Facts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Scientific Name<\/strong>: <em>Madia elegans<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Life Cycle: <\/strong>Annual<\/li><li><strong>Growth Habit:<\/strong> Erect, slender<\/li><li><strong>Bloom Duration:<\/strong> July &#8211; September<\/li><li><strong>Hardiness Zone: <\/strong>1-11<\/li><li><strong>Light requirements:<\/strong> Prefers full sun, will tolerate partial shade.<\/li><li><strong>Special Traits:<\/strong> Drought tolerant, deer resistant, seeds valued by birds, adaptable to many soil types and textures.<\/li><li><strong>When to plant: <\/strong>Seeds can be sown directly in the fall, or sown in containers or cold frames in the winter. Stratify seeds if growing indoors.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Pollinator Facts<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Common madia provides both nectar and pollen to its insect visitors and blooms during a period where foraging resources are often scarce (late summer &#8211; early fall). <\/li><li>Madia was found to be associated with two bee species in Aaron\u2019s research: the Bi-colored Sweat Bee (<em>Agapostemon virescens<\/em>) and Titus&#8217;s Sweat Bee (<em>Lasioglossum titusi<\/em>)<\/li><li>Madia is also the larval host for three moth species: the Spotted Straw Sun Moth (<em>Heliothis phloxiphada<\/em>), the Small Heliothodes Moth (<em>Heliothodes diminutivus<\/em>), and an <em>Epiblema<\/em> moth (<em>Epiblema deverrae<\/em>)<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/calscape.org\/Madia-elegans-()\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1883\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-1.jpg 375w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption>Photo \u00a9 Chris Cameron<br><a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\"><\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nc\/4.0\/\">some rights reserved<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><em><strong>Common Madia<\/strong>&#8216;s Native Range in Oregon<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Commonmadiarange.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2174\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Commonmadiarange.jpg 708w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Commonmadiarange-300x228.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/Commonmadiarange-395x300.jpg 395w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\"><em>Madia elegans<\/em> is native to most of Western Oregon. Although it's native range does not extend east of the Cascades, it is a hardy annual that may do well in Central- and Eastern- Oregon gardens.\n\nMap acquired from Oregon Flora with imagery sourced from Google.<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong><em>Common Madia as a pollinator plant<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common Madia is an ideal plant for pollinator gardens due to its long bloom duration and attractiveness to bees, caterpillars, and butterflies. <em>Madia<\/em> was found to attract both a high abundance and a high diversity of bee visitors, which further speaks to its use as a great pollinator plant! Due to it&#8217;s late-summer bloom period, <em>Madia<\/em> can act as a great source of forage for it&#8217;s various visitors when there may not be many other plants flowering in the landscape. <em>Madia<\/em> flowers, which close at dusk and reopen in the morning, may also come with a fun surprise if you catch them before the sun has finished its ascent: if you&#8217;re lucky, you may be able to find male long-horned-bees sleeping in groups within the flowers<sup><a href=\"https:\/\/northwestmeadowscapes.com\/products\/showy-madia-seeds-madia-elegans?variant=30337408958554\">2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/CommonMadia.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/CommonMadia.png 600w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/CommonMadia-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"237\" height=\"624\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/10\/Infographicsnip-3.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/10\/Infographicsnip-3.png 237w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/10\/Infographicsnip-3-114x300.png 114w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 237px) 100vw, 237px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">Infographics developed by LeAnn Locher, Aaron Anderson, and Gail Langellotto.<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\"><strong>Abundance Calculations<\/strong>. Bee abundance was calculated using estimated marginal means of bee visitation to each of our study plants from 5-minute observations conducted from Aaron&#8217;s 2017-2019 field seasons. Estimated marginal means (EM Means) were assigned to categorical values and averaged across years to yield the following categories: 0% = Very Low =EM mean below 0.49; 25% = Low = EM mean of 0.50 to 0.99; 50% = Moderate = EM mean of 1 to 1.49; 75% = High = EM mean of 1.50 to 1.99; and 100% = Very high = EM mean above 2.0.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\"><strong>Diversity Calculations<\/strong>. Bee diversity was based on the total sum of species collected on each of our study plants from 2017 to 2019. A Chao 2 Estimator was used to estimate total expected species richness for each plant; Chao 2 estimates were then used to create categorical values, as follows: 0%  = Very Low = 9.99 or lower; 25% = Low = 10 to 14.99; 50% = Moderate = 15 to 19.99; 75% = High = 20 to 24.99; 100% = Very high = 25 or higher. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1075\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0943_signe-edited-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0943_signe-edited-1.jpg 1075w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0943_signe-edited-1-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0943_signe-edited-1-1024x571.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0943_signe-edited-1-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0943_signe-edited-1-500x279.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1075px) 100vw, 1075px\" \/><figcaption>A syrphid fly visiting a <em>Madia<\/em> flower. Photo by Signe Danler.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The other common name for <em>Madia<\/em>, &#8220;Tarweed&#8221;, comes from its foliage. It&#8217;s covered in stiff trichomes (hairs) and stalked glands which emit a tar-like scent. Common <em>Madia<\/em> is not the only species with this nickname, it applies to plants in the entire genus! For example, <em>Madia glomerata<\/em>, &#8220;Mountain Tarplant&#8221;, is a species of <em>Madia<\/em> native to the Northeast United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common <em>Madia<\/em>&#8216;s fruits are flattened achenes, which are valued by small mammals and birds as a food source. The achenes were also used by Indigenous groups, including the Pomo, Miwok, and Hupa and as a staple food source<sup><a href=\"http:\/\/naeb.brit.org\/uses\/species\/2360\/\">3<\/a><\/sup>. The fruits were often roasted with hot coals and then ground into flour. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\"><em>Photos from the field<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-autoplay=\"true\" data-delay=\"3\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1893\" data-id=\"1893\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0945_signe-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0945_signe-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0945_signe-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0945_signe-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0945_signe-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0945_signe-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0945_signe-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0945_signe-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Madia in a garden, photo by Signe Danler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1888\" data-id=\"1888\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-6.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-6.jpg 375w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-6-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Madia in a very dry habitat \u00a9 iNaturalist user mimichan, all rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"404\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1887\" data-id=\"1887\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-7.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-7.jpg 404w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-7-242x300.jpg 242w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 404px) 100vw, 404px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Madia without spots \u00a9 iNaturalist user eriogonumla some rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"281\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1889\" data-id=\"1889\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-5.jpg 281w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-5-169x300.jpg 169w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Madia with spots \u00a9 iNaturalist user Gary Griffith, some rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1890\" data-id=\"1890\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-4.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-4-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">\u00a9 iNaturalist user tlaloc27, all rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1891\" data-id=\"1891\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-3.jpg 375w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-3-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">\u00a9 iNaturalist user mombliss, all rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1892\" data-id=\"1892\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-2.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-2.jpg 375w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/medium-2-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Madia fruit heads developing. Photo \u00a9 iNaturalist User Jared Shorma, some rights reserved<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1894\" data-id=\"1894\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0941_signe-scaled.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0941_signe-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0941_signe-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0941_signe-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0941_signe-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0941_signe-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0941_signe-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/2786\/files\/2021\/12\/IMG_0941_signe-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A syrphid fly visits Madia in a garden, photo by Signe Danler<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"><\/a><a aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"><\/a><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> <em><strong>Tune in next week for the next edition of our Pollinator Plant PR Campaign.<\/strong><\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Garden Ecology Lab\u2019s Pollinator Plant PR Campaign Presents\u2026.. Common Madia (AKA Tarweed)! The Garden Ecology Lab is releasing a series of plant profiles of the top 10 Oregon native plants for pollinators, based on Aaron Anderson\u2019s 2017-2019 field trials of 23 Oregon native plants. 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