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Tauschia

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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.

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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderApiales
  5. FamilyApiaceae
Native toCalifornia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Oregon, Texas
Observations recorded7,362

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Tauschia
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umbrellawort
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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 howellii – Howell'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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