Tauschia

Tauschia
Tauschia arguta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Selineae
Genus:	Tauschia Schlecht.
Species
About 35, see text.

Tauschia is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family which are known as umbrellaworts.[1] 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

References

1. NRCS. "Tauschia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 8 December 2015.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment