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Common Name: Meadow Parsnip, Golden Alexander
Scientific Name: Zizia trifoliata
Family: Apiaceae
Blue Ridge Parkway
North Carolina
June 1, 2002
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The compound umbel of this aromatic perennial is 1 - 2 inches broad and consists of many small, 5-petaled flowers. Three yellow-flowered species of Zizia and 2 of the closely related Thaspium occur in our area. This Appalachian species grows in open woodlands, forest margins, and on roadsides in our mountains and piedmont. April - May [Justice, William S. and Bell, C. Ritchie, Wild Flowers of North Carolina. University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1968]
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Alphabetical Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Family Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z
Genus Listings -- A B C D, E F G H I, J, K L M N, O P Q, R S T U, V W X, Y, Z