Tauschia arguta
| Tauschia arguta | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Tribe: | Selineae |
| Genus: | Tauschia |
| Species: | T. arguta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tauschia arguta (Torr. & A.Gray) J.F.Macbr. | |
Tauschia arguta is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name southern umbrellawort.[1] It is native to the mountains of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in local habitat types such as woodlands and chaparral. [2]
Description
Tauschia arguta is a perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall. The leaves have blades which are divided into several toothed leaflets and borne on long petioles. The inflorescence is a compound umbel of yellow flowers with up to 25 rays measuring 2 to 12 centimeters long each. The fruit is almost a centimeter long and has deep longitudinal ribs.
References
- ↑ "Tauschia arguta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ↑ Calflora database: Tauschia arguta . accessed 2.14.2013
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