Tauschia arguta
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Species: | T. arguta
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Tauschia arguta is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name southern umbrellawort.[1] It is native to the mountains of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in local habitat types such as woodlands and chaparral.[2]
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[]
- ^ "Tauschia arguta". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Calflora database: Tauschia arguta . accessed 2.14.2013
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Categories:
- Apiaceae
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
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