Thaspium
Thaspium is a genus of flowering plants in the Apiaceae (parsley or carrot family). A common name for the various Thaspium species is meadowparsnip[2] or meadow-parsip. Its native range is eastern North America, from eastern Texas in the southwest to Maine in the northeast.[3]
| Thaspium | |
|---|---|
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| Thaspium barbinode | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Selineae |
| Genus: | Thaspium Nutt. |
| Species | |
Species
There are four accepted Thaspium species and one accepted variety:[1]
- Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt. – hairyjoint meadowparsnip[4]
- Thaspium chapmanii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Small – hairy meadow-parsnip[5]
- Thaspium pinnatifidum (Buckley) A. Gray – cutleaf meadowparsnip[6]
- Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) A. Gray – purple meadowparsnip[7]
- T. trifoliatum var. aureum (Nutt.) Britton
References
- "Thaspium Nutt". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Thaspium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- "Thaspium Nutt". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- Thaspium barbinode USDA Plants Database 21 Nov. 2011
- Thaspium chapmanii Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium 21 Nov. 2011
- Thaspium pinnatifidum USDA Plants Database 21 Nov. 2011
- Thaspium trifoliatum USDA Plants Database 21 Nov. 2011
External links
- "The Unk Weed Remedy," 1872 patent medicine advertisement for extract of Thaspium cordatum originis.
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