Tauschia stricklandii is a perennial herb in the Apiaceae family with the common name Strickland's umbrella-wort. It is a narrow endemic that is found mostly in meadows around Mount Rainier.[2][3][4]
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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. stricklandii
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| Tauschia stricklandii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
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Description
editTauschia stricklandii is a glabrous herb usually less than 30 cm (12 in) tall. A small number of compound leaves arise from the base and each is divided into leaflet segments that are lanceolate to elliptic and up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long and 1 cm (0.4 in) wide. There are sometimes much reduced cauline leaves low on the flower stem. The tiny yellow flowers are held well above the foliage in a compound umbel that arises from the base of the plant. The flowers have yellow anthers and are very similar in appearance to those of Lomatium species. The fruit is a slightly elongated sphere with prominent ridges and is 2 to 3 mm (0.08 to 0.12 in) long.[3][4]
Range and habitat
editTauschia stricklandii is abundant in certain seasonally wet meadows around Mount Rainier in Washington state, notably in Grand Park and Spray Park. It is also found in a few isolated meadows in northern and western Oregon.[2][4]
Taxonomy
editThe taxonomy of this genus in unsettled, with many species having been transferred to Lomatium,[3] with likely additional changes to be made following DNA sequence analysis.
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References
edit- ^ "Tauschia stricklandii". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ a b Citizen science observations for Tauschia stricklandii at iNaturalist
- ^ a b c Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur (2018). Giblin, David; Legler, Ben; Zika, Peter F.; Olmstead, Richard G. (eds.). Flora of the Pacific Northwest (Second ed.). Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press. p. 661. ISBN 9780295742885. OCLC 1027726040.
- ^ a b c Knoke, Don; Giblin, David. "Tauschia stricklandii". Burke Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum Herbarium, University of Washington. Retrieved 7 October 2024.