Thaspium is a genus of flowering plants in the Apiaceae (parsley or carrot family). A common name for the various Thaspium species is meadowparsnip[2] or meadow-parsip. Its native range is eastern North America, from eastern Texas in the southwest to Maine in the northeast.[3]
Species
There are four accepted Thaspium species and one accepted variety:[1]
- Thaspium barbinode (Michx.) Nutt. – hairyjoint meadowparsnip[4]
- Thaspium chapmanii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Small – hairy meadow-parsnip[5]
- Thaspium pinnatifidum (Buckley) A. Gray – cutleaf meadowparsnip[6]
- Thaspium trifoliatum (L.) A. Gray – purple meadowparsnip[7]
- T. trifoliatum var. aureum (Nutt.) Britton
References
- ^ a b "Thaspium Nutt". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2021-06-14.
- ^ NRCS. "Thaspium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Thaspium Nutt". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- ^ Thaspium barbinode USDA Plants Database 21 Nov. 2011
- ^ Thaspium chapmanii Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium 21 Nov. 2011
- ^ Thaspium pinnatifidum USDA Plants Database 21 Nov. 2011
- ^ Thaspium trifoliatum USDA Plants Database 21 Nov. 2011
External links
- "The Unk Weed Remedy," 1872 patent medicine advertisement for extract of Thaspium cordatum originis.