Tauschia arguta

Tauschia arguta
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Tauschia
Species:
T. arguta
Binomial name
Tauschia arguta

Tauschia arguta is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name southern umbrellawort. It is native to the mountains of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in local habitat types such as woodlands and chaparral.

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

  1. ↑ NRCS. "Tauschia arguta". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Calflora database: Tauschia arguta . accessed 2.14.2013