Vesper multinervatus

Vesper multinervatus, synonym Cymopterus multinervatus, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae,[2] known by the common name purplenerve springparsley. It is a perennial herb native to the southwestern United States, including the desert regions. It is stemless, producing leaves and inflorescence at ground level from a taproot. The leaves are erect on petioles of a few centimeters in length, with a fleshy blade dissected into waxy multilobed leaflets. The inflorescence arises on a stout purple or greenish peduncle up to about 14 centimeters tall. At the top is a rounded cluster of purple flowers sheathed in purple-veined bracts.

Vesper multinervatus

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Vesper
Species:
V. multinervatus
Binomial name
Vesper multinervatus
(J.M.Coult. & Rose) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cymopterus multinervatus (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Tidestr.
  • Phellopterus multinervatus J.M.Coult. & Rose

References

  • Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 178


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