Zizia aptera

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Selineae
Genus: Zizia
Species: Zizia aptera

Zizia aptera (A.Gray) Fernald, Rhodora 41(489): 441. 1939.

Basionym
Thaspium trifoliatum var. apterum A.Gray, Manual, ed. 2. 156. 1856.
Heterotypic
- Zizia aptera var. occidentalis Fernald, Rhodora 41(489): 444. 1939.
Misapplied names
- Smyrnium cordatum Walter, Fl. Carol. 114. 1788. nom. illeg. nom. superfl. (replaced synonym for Thaspium trifoliatum)
  - Carum cordatum (Walter) Alph.Wood, Amer. Bot. Fl. 138. 1870.
  - Thaspium cordatum (Walter) Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1(4): 615. 1840.
  - Upopion cordatum (Walter) Raf., New Fl. 4: 31. 1836.
  - Zizia cordata (Walter) W.D.J.Koch ex DC., Prodr. 4: 100. 1830, nom. illeg. nom. superfl.

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Western Canada
  - #Alberta, #British Columbia, #Manitoba, #Saskatchewan.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Ontario, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia.
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - Nevada, Utah.
- Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia.

Fernald, M.L. 1939. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. New Series, No. CXXVI. IV. New species, varieties and transfers. Rhodora 41(489): 423–461. JSTOR BHL Reference page.

Hassler, M. 2018. Zizia aptera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sept. 10. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2017. Zizia aptera. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 17 2017.
The Plant List 2013. Zizia aptera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Feb. 17.
Tropicos.org 2017. Zizia aptera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 17 Feb. 2017.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Zizia aptera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.
USDA NRCS PLANTS Profile

English: meadow zizia, heartleaf Alexanders, meadow parsnip, golden alexanders