SPECIMEN / APIACEAE
Zizia aurea
Golden Alexanders, Golden Zizia, Meadow Parsnip
Origin to be documented
Zizia aurea (golden alexanders, golden zizia) is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the carrot family Apiaceae. It is native to eastern Canada and the United States, from the eastern Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast. The genus is named for Johann Baptist Ziz, a German botanist. The common name is based on the similarity to alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum), another member of the carrot family from coastal areas in Europe and Northern Africa.
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- Apiaceae
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