Zizia aptera

Zizia aptera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Selineae
Genus: Zizia
Species: Zizia aptera

Name

Zizia aptera (A.Gray) Fernald, Rhodora 41(489): 441. 1939.

Synonyms

• Basionym
• Thaspium trifoliatum var. apterum A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 156. 1856.
• Heterotypic
  • Zizia aptera var. occidentalis Fernald, Rhodora 41(489): 444. 1939.
• Misapplied names
  • Smyrnium cordatum Walter, Fl. Carol. 114. 1788. nom. illeg. nom. superfl. (replaced synonym for Thaspium trifoliatum)
    • Carum cordatum (Walter) Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 138. 1870.
    • Thaspium cordatum (Walter) Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1(4): 615. 1840.
    • Upopion cordatum (Walter) Raf., New Fl. 4: 31. 1836.
    • Zizia cordata (Walter) W.D.J.Koch ex DC., Prodr. 4: 100. 1830, nom. illeg. nom. superfl.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada #Alberta, #British Columbia, #Manitoba, #Saskatchewan. Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario, Québec. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. Nevada, Utah. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Fernald, M.L. 1939. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. New Series, No. CXXVI. IV. New species, varieties and transfers. Rhodora 41(489): 423–461. JSTOR BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Zizia aptera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Zizia aptera. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 17 2017.
• The Plant List 2013. Zizia aptera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 17.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Zizia aptera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Feb. 2017.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zizia aptera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
• USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

Vernacular names

English: meadow zizia, heartleaf Alexanders, meadow parsnip, golden alexanders

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