Cymopterus
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Cymopterus is a genus of perennial plants in the Apiaceae
. They are commonly known as the spring parsleys. They are short, squat plants with long taproot
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Species include:
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
. They are commonly known as the spring parsleys. They are short, squat plants with long taproot
Taproot
A taproot is an enlarged, somewhat straight to tapering plant root that grows vertically downward. It forms a center from which other roots sprout laterally.Plants with taproots are difficult to transplant...
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Species include:
- Cymopterus aboriginumCymopterus aboriginumCymopterus aboriginum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Indian springparsley. This small, flat, taprooted perennial is native to the US states of California and Nevada, where it grows in the rocky soils of the desert mountains in the Mojave region. It has...
- Cymopterus beckiiCymopterus beckiiCymopterus beckii is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names featherleaf springparsley, Beck springparsley, and pinnate springparsley. It is native to Utah and Arizona in the United States. There are disjunct occurrences at Capitol Reef National Park and in...
- Cymopterus cinerariusCymopterus cinerariusCymopterus cinerarius is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name gray springparsley. This small plant is native to the US states of California and Nevada, where it grows on the rocky talus of the Sierra Nevada. This plant has a short stem and lies against the...
- Cymopterus deserticolaCymopterus deserticolaCymopterus deserticola is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names desert cymopterus or desert springparsley. This distinctive plant is endemic to California, where it grows in the sands of the Mojave Desert...
- Cymopterus gilmaniiCymopterus gilmaniiCymopterus gilmanii is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Gilman's springparsley. This plant is native to the US states of California and Nevada, where it is an uncommon inhabitant of the scrublands on the limestone and gypsum slopes of the desert mountains...
- Cymopterus globosusCymopterus globosusCymopterus globosus is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name globe springparsley. This plant is native to the sandy flats extending between eastern California and Utah. It is a low, stemless plant with leaves parallel to or lying flat on the ground...
- Cymopterus goodrichiiCymopterus goodrichiiCymopterus goodrichii is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Toiyabe springparsley. It is endemic to Nevada in the United States, where it occurs in the Toiyabe and West Humboldt Ranges....
- Cymopterus multinervatus
- Cymopterus purpurascensCymopterus purpurascensCymopterus purpurascens is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name widewing springparsley. It is native to much of the western United States, including the desert regions. It is a perennial herb, often stemless, producing leaves and inflorescence from ground level...
- Cymopterus ripleyiCymopterus ripleyiCymopterus ripleyi is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Ripley's springparsley, or Ripley's cymopterus. It is native to Nevada, Arizona and eastern California, where it grows in habitat with sandy soils, such as deserts. It is a stemless perennial herb,...
- Cymopterus terebinthinusCymopterus terebinthinusCymopterus terebinthinus is a flowering plant in the carrot family, also known as Northern Indian Parsnip. They are native to Western North America.Some Plateau Indian tribes chewed the roots to treat colds and sores....