Tauschia glauca
Appearance
Tauschia glauca | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Tauschia |
Species: | T. glauca
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Binomial name | |
Tauschia glauca (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
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Tauschia glauca is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name glaucous umbrellawort,[1] or glaucous tauschia. It is native to the forests of Oregon and northern California, where it can often be found on serpentine soils. It is a perennial herb growing 20 to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves have blades which are divided into three-lobed leaflets and borne on long, thin petioles. The inflorescence is a compound umbel of yellow flowers with up to 12 unequal rays measuring up to 6 centimeters long each. The fruit is rounded, ribbed, and only 2 or 3 millimeters long.
References
[edit]- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tauschia glauca". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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