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Apiaceae > Thaspium (meadow parsnip) | |
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode) Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005 Common in moist forested habitats in NC, Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip grows statewide in North Carolina. | |
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode) Clay Co., NC 21 May 2005 | |
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode) Clay Co., NC 19 May 2007 | |
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 Fruuits ripen in mid-late summer. | |
Hairyjoint Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode) Buncombe Co., NC 8 July 2006 Note the winged, glabrous fruits. |
Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum) Clay Co., NC 19 May 2007 Statewide in NC and common in the western half, the flowers of this species may be either maroon or yellow. | |
Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum) Clay Co., NC 19 May 2007 | |
Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum) Clay Co., NC 19 May 2007 | |
Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum) Clay Co., NC 19 May 2007 | |
Purple Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum) Haywood Co., NC 15 Apr 2006 |
Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.
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