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Thaspium

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Apiaceae

Order
  
Apiales

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Zizia, Ammoselinum, Oreonana, Musineon, Sphenosciadium

Thaspium is a genus of flowering plants in the Apiaceae (parsley or carrot family). A common name for the various Thaspium species is meadowparsnip or meadow-parsip.

Species

There are five accepted Thaspium species and one accepted variety:

  • Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt. – hairyjoint meadowparsnip
  • Thaspium chapmanii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Small – hairy meadow-parsnip
  • Thaspium cordatum (Walter) Torr. & A. Gray
  • Thaspium pinnatifidum (Buckley) A. Gray – cutleaf meadowparsnip
  • Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) A. Gray – purple meadowparsnip

    • Species and varieties that were at one time, but not currently accepted as Thaspium include:

  • Thaspium trifoliatum var. apterum A. Gray — heart-leaved golden alexanders

    • References

    Thaspium Wikipedia
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