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plains springparsley

Scientific Name: Cymopterus acaulis var. parvus

Family: Apiaceae

Category: Dicot

Growth: Forb/herb

Duration: Perennial

Other Names:

       

Plains Spring Parsley

This page provides information about Plains Spring Parsley, a flowering plant belonging to the carrot family.

Considerations for Pets

  • Plains Spring Parsley is in the Parsley family, Apiaceae.
  • The text mentions that the plant is aromatic.

Considerations for Children

  • Plains Spring Parsley is in the Carrot family.
  • The text mentions that the plant is aromatic.

Scientific Name and Common Names

  • Scientific Name: Cymopterus acaulis
  • Common Names: Plains Spring Parsley, Plains Wavewing, Stemless Spring Parsley, Plains Cymopterus

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Cymopterus
  • Species: acaulis
  • Family: Apiaceae (Carrot or Parsley Family)
  • Synonyms: Cymopterus glomeratus
  • Taxonomic Rank: Subspecies (varieties exist, including Cymopterus acaulis (Pursh ) Raf. var. acaulis)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Found in Scott County, Kansas, and Wyoming.
  • Grows on dry, gravelly slopes, plains, and mountain meadows.
  • Elevation range up to 7500 ft (approximately 2286 meters), and purple flower clusters up to 6,500 feet elevation.
  • Prefers plains to foothills life zones.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Perennial plant.
  • Height: 4-8 inches.
  • Leaves: Plain, flat, deeply cut dark green.
  • Earliest blooming flowers

Ecological role

  • Cattle may eat plains larkspurs at any stage of growth. Both low and plains larkspurs begin growing in early spring, often before grasses start

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Mentioned in relation to the Plains Yellow-Winged Grasshopper (Arphia simplex).
  • Cattle may eat plains larkspurs at any stage of growth.

Further Information

  • USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database (Referenced with Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern...)
  • Atlas of the Flora of the Great Plains
  • Wyoming Natural Diversity Database