| Zizia | |
|---|---|
| Zizia aurea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Zizia W.D.J.Koch[1] |
Zizia is a genus of flowering plants named after Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a German botanist from the Rhineland.[2][3]. Species within this genus include Z. aurea (common name Golden Alexander[2] [4]) and Z. aptera (common name Heartleaf Alexander)[5][6] As typical of plants in the Apiaceae family, plants in this genus bear flowers on distinct umbels (umbrella-like inflorescences).[7]