Meadow Zizia | Slide Mouse

Tall plants may occur singly or in clumps.

Meadow zizia. Zizia aptera nc state university and n c. Its common names include meadow zizia golden alexanders heart leaved golden alexanders and prairie golden alexanders. Other yellow flowering members of the carrot family include. Zizia aptera commonly called heart leaved meadow parsnip is a missouri native perennial which occurs most often in small colonies in woods thickets glades and prairies.

Cooperative extension which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians. The shiny compound leaves are medium green hairless and odd pinnate with 3 or 5 leaflets. This plant is listed by the u s. A short lived branching perennial with reddish stems heart shaped basal leaves and ternately divided stem leaves.

Heart leaved meadow parsnip z. Zizia is an important plant to a number of short tongued insects that are able to easily reach the nectar in the small yellow flowers. A t state university work in tandem along with federal state and local governments to form a strategic partnership called n c. Zizia aurea carrot family apiaceae description.

Tiny yellow flowers in clusters gather into large flat topped flower heads. Plants profile for zizia trifoliata meadow alexanders. This herbaceous perennial plant is up to 2 tall forming occasional lateral stems. It is fairly easy to grow and although short lived will self seed and persist in many sun soil situations.

From the image gallery. These stems are light green hairless and rather shiny. Federal government or a state. Aptera with simple heart shaped basal leaves.

Threatened and endangered information. Features flat topped clusters compound umbels of tiny yellow flowers in late spring to early summer atop stems growing to 3 tall. Gray fernald meadow zizia subordinate taxa. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Such as alabama arkansas district of columbia florida georgia kentucky minnesota north carolina south carolina tennessee vancouver and wyoming. Zizia aurea is one of those natives that every garden should have. Zizia aptera is a flowering plant native to north america. Zizia trifoliata meadows alexander is a plant found throughout the eastern parts of the u s.