Tauschia
Tauschia is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family which are known as umbrellaworts.[1] These are perennial plants with taproots or tubers and foliage generally resembling that of relatives parsley and carrot. Tauschia are native to the Americas.
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Tauschia arguta | |
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Genus: | Tauschia |
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About 35, see text. |
Selected species:
- Tauschia arguta – southern umbrellawort
- Tauschia glauca – glaucus umbrellawort
- Tauschia hartwegii – Hartweg's umbrellawort
- Tauschia howellii – Howell's umbrellawort
- Tauschia kelloggii – Kellogg's umbrellawort
- Tauschia parishii – Parish's umbrellawort
- Tauschia stricklandii – Strickland's umbrellawort
- Tauschia tenuissima – Leiberg's umbrellawort
- Tauschia texana – Texas umbrellawort
References
- "Tauschia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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