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Photographer: Derek Anderson
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Family Apiaceae
Taenidia integerrima (L.) Drude
yellow-pimpernel
Taenidia: Greek tainidion for "a small band" referring to the ribs of the seeds
integerrima: Latin for "most entire"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 16"-32" tall, smooth, branched forb with a celery odor; tuberous-thickened roots |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted; inflorescence a terminal, loose, open, compound umbel with 7-16 umbellets on spreading stalks (the outer longer), female flowers at the outer edge of the umbellets; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | dry, splitting into 2 seeds, - fruit: seed: |
| Leaf: | smooth edged, long-stalked, lower leaves usually 3-times divided, upper leaves with clasping stalks encircling the stem and 1-2 times divided |
| Habitat: | dry to moderate moisture; woods, open rocky slopes |
| (Glossary) |
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