Tauschia arguta
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]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Tauschia |
Species: | T. arguta |
Binomial name | |
Tauschia arguta | |
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
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tauschia arguta". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- Calflora database: Tauschia arguta . accessed 2.14.2013
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