Tauschia

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Tauschia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Tribe: Selineae
Genus: Tauschia
Schlecht.
Species

About 35, see text.

Tauschia is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family which are known as umbrellaworts. These are perennial plants with taproots or tubers and foliage generally resembling that of relatives parsley and carrot. Tauschia are native to the Americas.

Selected species:

  • Tauschia arguta - southern umbrellawort
  • Tauschia glauca - glaucus umbrellawort
  • Tauschia hartwegii - Hartweg's umbrellawort
  • Tauschia hooveri - Hoover's umbrellawort
  • Tauschia kelloggii - Kellogg's umbrellawort
  • Tauschia parishii - Parish's umbrellawort
  • Tauschia stricklandii - Strickland's umbrellawort
  • Tauschia tenuissima - Leiberg's umbrellawort
  • Tauschia texana - Texas umbrellawort

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