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Tauschia stricklandii
Tauschia stricklandii is a perennial herb in the Apiaceae family with the common name Strickland's umbrella-wort. It is a narrow endemic that is found mostly in meadows around Mount Rainier.[2][3][4] DescriptionTauschia stricklandii is a glabrous herb usually less than 30 cm (12 in) tall. A small number of compound leaves arise from the base and each is divided into leaflet segments that are lanceolate to elliptic and up to 3 cm (1.2 in) long and 1 cm (0.4 in) wide. There are sometimes much reduced cauline leaves low on the flower stem. The tiny yellow flowers are held well above the foliage in a compound umbel that arises from the base of the plant. The flowers have yellow anthers and are very similar in appearance to those of Lomatium species. The fruit is a slightly elongated sphere that acquires prominent ridges as it matures and is 2 to 3 mm (0.08 to 0.12 in) long.[3][4] Range and habitatTauschia stricklandii is abundant in certain seasonally wet meadows around Mount Rainier in Washington state, notably in Grand Park and Spray Park. It is also found in a few other Mount Rainier meadows and there are apparently disjunct populations in a few isolated meadows in northern and western Oregon.[2][4] TaxonomyThe taxonomy of this genus in unsettled, with many species having been transferred to Lomatium,[3] with likely additional changes to be made following DNA sequence analysis. Gallery
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