Tauschia glauca
| Tauschia glauca | |
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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. glauca
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| Binomial name | |
| Tauschia glauca (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
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Tauschia glauca is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name glaucous umbrellawort,[1] or glaucous tauschia. It is native to the forests of Oregon and northern California, where it can often be found on serpentine soils. It is a perennial herb growing 20 to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves have blades which are divided into three-lobed leaflets and borne on long, thin petioles. The inflorescence is a compound umbel of yellow flowers with up to 12 unequal rays measuring up to 6 centimeters long each. The fruit is rounded, ribbed, and only 2 or 3 millimeters long.
References
[edit]- ^ NRCS. "Tauschia glauca". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
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