Tauschia parishii is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Parish's umbrellawort.[1] It is endemic to California.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Tauschia |
| Species: | T. parishii
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Distribution
editThe plant occurs in several mountain ranges, including the Sierra Nevada, White and Inyo Mountains, the Tehachapi Mountains, the San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains, the western Transverse Ranges, and the San Jacinto Mountains and other northern Peninsular Ranges.[3]
Its habitats include: chaparral, Yellow pine forest, Red fir forest, and Pinyon-juniper woodland.[3]
Description
editTauschia parishii is a low-lying perennial herb growing 10 to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves have blades which are divided into elongated leaflets, which are subdivided into toothed or lobed segments.
The inflorescence is a compound umbel of yellow flowers with 12 to 18 rays each a few centimeters long.
The fruit is oblong with prominent ribs and measures between one half and one centimeter long.
References
edit- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tauschia parishii". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Jepson eFlora: Tauschia parishii
- ^ a b Calflora: Tauschia parishii
External links
edit- Calflora Database: Tauschia parishii (Parish's tauschia, Parish's umbrellawort)
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Tauschia parishii
- UC Photos gallery — Tauschia parishii
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