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Photographer: Steve J. Baskauf
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Family Apiaceae
Erigenia bulbosa (Michx.) Nutt.
harbinger-of-spring
Erigenia: Greek for "born in the spring"
bulbosa: bulbous, swollen
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| Status: | Endangered |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 2"-10" tall forb; stems smooth, purplish with a green base; root a round tuber |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide; inflorescence a 3/4" rounded, compound, terminal umbel of 2-4 stalked umbellets each with about 6 stalkless flowers and leafy bracts below; blooms March-May |
| Fruit: | dry, splitting into 2 seeds, - fruit: seed: |
| Leaf: | few, repeatedly 3-parted, rounded tip, widely oval in outline, stalks clasping the stem |
| Habitat: | moderate moisture; woods; in rich soil |
| (Glossary) |
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