''Centromadia parryi'', the pappose tarweed, is a species of plant in the tribe Madieae within the family Asteraceae. It is found in North America where it is native to California and, northern Baja California.Calflora taxon report, University of California, ''Centromadia parryi'' (Greene) Greene, pappose tarweed
/ref> ''Centromadia parryi'' is an herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall. It produces arrays of numerous yellow

flower heads A pseudanthium (Greek for "false flower"; ) is an inflorescence that resembles a flower. The word is sometimes used for other structures that are neither a true flower nor a true inflorescence. Examples of pseudanthia include flower heads, compos ...

with both ray florets and disc florets.Flora of North America, Spikeweed, ''Centromadia'' Greene
/ref>Greene, Edward Lee 1882. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 9(2): 16
as ''Hemizonia parryi'' ;Subspecies * ''Centromadia parryi'' subsp. ''australis'' (D.D.Keck) B.G.Baldwin - from Santa Barbara Co to Baja California * ''Centromadia parryi'' subsp. ''congdonii'' (B.L.Rob. & Greenm.) B.G.Baldwin - from Solano Co to San Luis Obispo Co * ''Centromadia parryi'' subsp. ''parryi'' - from Glenn Co to Santa Clara Co * ''Centromadia parryi'' subsp. ''rudis'' (Greene) B.G.Baldwin - from Butte Co + Mendocino Co to Merced Co; also Modoc Co

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photo of herbarium specimen at Missouri Botanical Garden, collected near Calistoga, California, isotype of ''Centromadia parryi/Hemizonia parryi''
Flora of California Flora of Baja California Plants described in 1882 Madieae Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Madieae-stub