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Distribution by County   5284    
Madia elegans  D. Don
Common madia
Madia elegans is an annual herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 33 Lake: 39 Placer: 45 Shasta: 46
Alpine: 4 Lassen: 27 Plumas: 31 Sierra: 20
Amador: 23 Los Angeles: 54 Riverside: 9 Siskiyou: 47
Butte: 105 Madera: 49 Sacramento: 52 Solano: 12
Calaveras: 23 Marin: 63 San Benito: 11 Sonoma: 66
Colusa: 10 Mariposa: 86 San Bernardino: 181 Stanislaus: 1
Contra Costa: 66 Mendocino: 24 San Diego: 29 Sutter: 4
Del Norte: 4 Merced: 4 San Francisco: 1 Tehama: 43
El Dorado: 85 Modoc: 10 San Joaquin: 3 Trinity: 48
Fresno: 132 Mono: 13 San Luis Obispo: 39 Tulare: 334
Glenn: 8 Monterey: 160 San Mateo: 58 Tuolumne: 34
Humboldt: 16 Napa: 26 Santa Barbara: 57 Ventura: 70
Inyo: 14 Nevada: 48 Santa Clara: 47 Yolo: 10
Kern: 142 Orange: 18 Santa Cruz: 42 Yuba: 6

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/12/2025).