OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 74 taxa in the family Apiaceae, Parsley family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.

                   

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Harbinger-of-Spring, Pepper-and-Salt, Erigenia

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Erigenia bulbosa   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Erigenia bulbosa   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (EXCLUDED) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Erigenia bulbosa 140-   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic, nutrient-rich forests, either over calcareous substrate or on very rich alluvial deposits (such as riverbanks)

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Marsh Water-pennywort, Manyflower Marsh-pennywort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrocotyle umbellata   FAMILY: Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrocotyle umbellata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrocotyle umbellata 140-01-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist areas

Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Dune Pennywort, Seaside Pennywort, Dune Water-pennywort, Largeleaf Pennywort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrocotyle bonariensis   FAMILY: Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrocotyle bonariensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrocotyle bonariensis 140-01-002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Beaches, dunes, and moist sandy areas

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere)

Native to the Coastal Plain of the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Shield Marsh-pennywort, Whorled Marsh-pennywort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrocotyle verticillata   FAMILY: Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrocotyle verticillata var. verticillata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrocotyle verticillata var. verticillata 140-01-003a   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Swamp forests, pools

Common in Coastal Plain, uncommon in Piedmont of GA & SC (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Whorled Marsh-pennywort, Water-pennywort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrocotyle tribotrys   FAMILY: Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrocotyle prolifera   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrocotyle verticillata var. triradiata 140-01-003b   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Swamp forests, pools

Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Swamp Water-pennywort, Floating Marsh-pennywort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrocotyle ranunculoides   FAMILY: Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrocotyle ranunculoides   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrocotyle ranunculoides 140-01-004   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Stagnant to (less commonly) swiftly flowing waters of swamps pools, backwaters, blackwater streams, sometimes forming floating mats

Common (rare in Piedmont)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: American Water-pennywort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrocotyle americana   FAMILY: Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrocotyle americana   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrocotyle americana 140-01-005   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Bogs, marshes, seepages, cliffs and ledges where wet by seepage or spray from waterfalls, sometimes roadside ditches

Rare south of VA

Native to the Carolinas

 


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camera icon Common Name: Lawn Marsh-pennywort, Lawn Water-pennywort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides   FAMILY: Araliaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides 140-01-006   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Lawns, pond margins, cracks between paving stones

Uncommon

Non-native: Africa & Asia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Centella, Erect Coinleaf, False Pennywort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Centella erecta   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Centella erecta   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Centella asiatica 140-02-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Pine savannas, pondshores, ditches, and a wide variety of other moist to wet habitats

Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Clustered Snakeroot, Clustered Sanicle, Yellow-flowered Snakeroot, Fragrant Snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sanicula odorata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sanicula odorata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanicula gregaria 140-03-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic nutrient-rich forests

Common in Mountains & Piedmont, uncommon in Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Black Snakeroot, Maryland Sanicle, Maryland Black-snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sanicula marilandica   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sanicula marilandica   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanicula marilandica 140-03-002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic nutrient-rich forests

Common in NC Mountains (uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC) (uncommon in NC Piedmont) (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanicula canadensis 140-03-003   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic forests

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Florida Sanicle, Florida Snakeroot, Florida Black-snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sanicula canadensis var. floridana   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanicula canadensis 140-03-003?   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic, sandy forests, often associated with Fagus grandifolia (and southward Magnolia grandiflora)

Common in Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Large Sanicle, Long-styled Canada Sanicle, Large Black-snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sanicula canadensis var. grandis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sanicula canadensis var. grandis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanicula canadensis 140-03-003?   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic forests

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Small's Sanicle, Southern Sanicle, Small's Black-snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sanicula smallii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sanicula smallii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanicula smallii 140-03-004   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Mesic to dry-mesic forests

Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Beaked Sanicle, Long-fruited Snakeroot, Large-fruited Sanicle, Largefruit Black-snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Sanicula trifoliata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sanicula trifoliata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sanicula trifoliata 140-03-005   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests, other mesic, nutrient-rich forests

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Spreading Eryngo, Creeping Eryngo

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eryngium prostratum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eryngium prostratum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Eryngium prostratum 140-04-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Floodplain forests, bogs, pond margins, moist ditches and lawns, other moist, open habitats; definitely native southward, perhaps only rather recently spread to the northern parts of our area

Uncommon (rare in Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia? definitely native southward

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Northern Rattlesnake-master, Button Snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Eryngium yuccifolium var. yuccifolium 140-04-003a   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Diabase barrens and glades, olivine barrens, pine savannas, pine flatwoods over loamy or clay soils, prairies, other open sites with at least periodic moisture, generally in sites showing some prairie affinities

Uncommon

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Southern Rattlesnake-master

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Eryngium yuccifolium var. synchaetum 140-04-003b   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Wet savannas, especially those over calcareous clay soils

Uncommon in GA, rare in Carolinas

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Sea Holly, Seaside Eryngo

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eryngium maritimum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eryngium maritimum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Eryngium maritimum 140-04-004   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Ocean and sound-side dunes

Rare

Non-native: Europe, and presumably an introduction on the east coast of North America

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Savanna Eryngo, Blueflower Eryngo

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eryngium integrifolium   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eryngium integrifolium   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Eryngium integrifolium 140-04-005   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Pine savannas, pine flatwoods, seepages, swamps, wet meadows, other moist, nutrient-poor places

Common in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Marsh Eryngo

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eryngium aquaticum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Eryngium aquaticum var. aquaticum 140-04-006a   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Tidal freshwater to brackish marshes; slightly inland over calcareous substrates

Uncommon in Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Ravenel's Eryngo

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eryngium ravenelii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Eryngium aquaticum var. ravenelii 140-04-006b   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Wet pine savannas, mostly or entirely over calcareous substrate

Rare

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Baldwin's eryngo, Baldwin's button snakeroot

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Eryngium baldwinii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Eryngium baldwinii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Pinelands, temporary pools, ditches, other moist to wet sites

Uncommon in GA, rare in SC

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Queen Anne's Lace, Wild Carrot, Bird's Nest

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Daucus carota ssp. carota   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Daucus carota   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Daucus carota 140-05-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Pastures, fields, roadsides, waste places

Common

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: American Queen Anne's Lace, American Carrot, American Wild Carrot, Seed-ticks

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Daucus pusillus   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Daucus pusillus   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Daucus pusillus 140-05-002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Rocky prairies, open woodlands, pastures, fields, roadsides, waste places

Common in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Spreading Hedge-parsley, Spreading Bur-parsley, Field Hedge-parsley

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Torilis helvetica   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Torilis arvensis ssp. arvensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Torilis arvensis 140-06-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas

Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)

Non-native: Mediterranean Europe, northern Africa

 


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Common Name: Japanese Hedge-parsley, Erect Hedge-parsley

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Torilis japonica   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Torilis japonica   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Rare in NC

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Bland Sweet Cicely, Hairy Sweet Cicely

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Osmorhiza claytonii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Osmorhiza claytonii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Osmorhiza claytonii 140-08-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Cove forests, other moist, fertile forests

Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Aniseroot, Smooth Sweet Cicely, Longstyle Sweet-cicely

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Osmorhiza longistylis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Osmorhiza longistylis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Osmorhiza longistylis 140-08-002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist, fertile forests

Common in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Piedmont (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Bur Chervil, Bur-parsley

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Anthriscus caucalis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Anthriscus caucalis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ILLEGITIMATE NAME) (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Anthriscus scandicina 140-09-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Waif(s)

Non-native: Europe

 


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Common Name: Garden Chervil

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Anthriscus cerefolium   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Anthriscus cerefolium   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Cultivated in gardens, sometimes persistent or escaped

Waif(s)

Non-native: western Mediterranean Europe

 


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Common Name: Cow Chervil, Wild Chervil, Cow-parsley

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Anthriscus sylvestris ssp. sylvestris   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Anthriscus sylvestris   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist disturbed areas

Rare

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Southern Chervil, Wild Chervil, Hairyfruit Chervil

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Chaerophyllum tainturieri   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chaerophyllum tainturieri   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chaerophyllum tainturieri 140-10-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Roadsides, disturbed areas, fields

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Common Spreading Chervil

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Chaerophyllum procumbens var. procumbens 140-10-002a   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Alluvial forests, moist slope forests

Uncommon in NC, rare in GA & SC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: White-nymph

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Trepocarpus aethusae   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Trepocarpus aethusae   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Trepocarpus aethusae 140-11-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Rich moist forests, calcareous glades, sometimes weedy in disturbed soils

Rare

Native to South Carolina & Georgia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Fennel

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Foeniculum vulgare   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Foeniculum vulgare   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Foeniculum vulgare 140-12-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Fields, dredge spoil, old gardens, waste places, vacant lots, roadsides

Uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain, rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC

Non-native: Mediterranean Europe

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Yellow Pimpernel

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Taenidia integerrima   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Taenidia integerrima   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Taenidia integerrima 140-13-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: In rocky, dry to dry-mesic forests and woodlands over mafic or calcareous rock, such as diabase, amphibolite, calcareous siltstone, calcareous shale, or limestone

Uncommon (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Heartleaf Golden-Alexanders, Heartleaf Alexanders

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Zizia aptera   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Zizia aptera   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Zizia aptera 140-14-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Prairies, moist forests, forest openings, open woodlands, and woodland edges

Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Common Golden-Alexanders

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Zizia aurea   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Zizia aurea   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Zizia aurea 140-14-002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests, moist prairies

Common (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Mountain Golden-Alexanders

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Zizia trifoliata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Zizia trifoliata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Zizia trifoliata 140-14-003   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests, woodlands, and woodland borders

Common in Carolina Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in GA Mountains & GA Piedmont (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Purple Meadow-parsnip, Woodland Parsnip

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Thaspium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thaspium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thaspium trifoliatum var. trifoliatum 140-15-001a   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests

Common in Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon in GA Piedmont (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Yellow Meadow-parsnip, Woodland Parsnip

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Thaspium trifoliatum var. aureum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Thaspium trifoliatum var. aureum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thaspium trifoliatum var. flavum 140-15-001b   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests

Common (uncommon in NC Piedmont) (uncommon in Coastal Plain of GA & SC) (rare in NC Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Hairy-jointed Meadow-parsnip

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Thaspium barbinode   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Thaspium barbinode   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thaspium barbinode 140-15-002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist forests

Common in Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Creamy Meadow-parsnip, Chapman's Meadow-parsnip

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Thaspium chapmanii   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Thaspium barbinode   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Calcareous bluffs, dry to mesic forests and woodlands, especially over calcareous substrates, open disturbed sites

Rare

Native to Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Cutleaf Meadow-parsnip

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Thaspium pinnatifidum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Thaspium pinnatifidum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Thaspium pinnatifidum 140-15-003   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Forests and woodlands over calcareous rock, such as limestone, dolostone, or calcareous siltstone)

Rare

Native to North Carolina & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Hound's-ear, Hare's-ear, Roundleaf Thoroughwax

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Bupleurum rotundifolium   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Bupleurum rotundifolium   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Bupleurum rotundifolium 140-16-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Lawns, disturbed areas, preferring calcareous substrates

Rare

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Marsh-parsley

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cyclospermum leptophyllum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cyclospermum leptophyllum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Apium leptophyllum 140-18-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Freshwater marshes, disturbed areas, roadside ditches

Common in Coastal Plain (uncommon to rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia?

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Honewort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Cryptotaenia canadensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Cryptotaenia canadensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cryptotaenia canadensis 140-21-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist and nutrient-rich forests (alluvial, bottomland, slope, and cove forests)

Common (uncommon to rare in Coastal Plain south of VA)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Goutweed, Bishop's Weed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Aegopodium podagraria   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Aegopodium podagraria   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Aegopodium podagraria var. podagraria 140-23-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Disturbed areas

Rare

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Poison-hemlock

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Conium maculatum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Conium maculatum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Conium maculatum 140-24-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Ditches, roadsides, streambanks, disturbed areas

Uncommon (rare in SC Coastal Plain) (rare in GA)

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: American Lovage

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ligusticum canadense   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ligusticum canadense   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ligusticum canadense 140-25-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Moist to dryish, nutrient-rich forests and woodlands

Common (uncommon in GA Piedmont) (rare in Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Hemlock Water-parsnip

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Sium suave   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Sium suave   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Sium suave 140-27-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Freshwater marshes, brackish marshes, swamp forests, in tidally or seasonally flooded hydrology

Uncommon in Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Water-hemlock, Spotted Cowbane

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Cicuta maculata var. maculata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Cicuta maculata var. maculata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cicuta maculata 140-28-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, bogs, seepages, fens, ditches, swamp forests

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Southern Water-hemlock

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Cicuta mexicana   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS National Database: Cicuta maculata var. maculata   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Cicuta mexicana 140-28-002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, bogs, seepages, ditches, swamp forests, floating vegetation mats

Uncommon (rare in Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Marsh Lilaeopsis, Eastern Grasswort, Tidal Strapwort, Fiddler-crab Turf

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilaeopsis chinensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilaeopsis chinensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lilaeopsis chinensis 140-29-001   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Brackish and freshwater tidal marshes, especially in mud-flats in the intertidal zone

Uncommon in Coastal Plain

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Carolina Lilaeopsis, Carolina Grasswort, Carolina Strapwort

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Lilaeopsis carolinensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Lilaeopsis carolinensis   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Lilaeopsis carolinensis 140-29-002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Freshwater marshes, pondshores and lakeshores, ditches, interdune ponds, shores of brackish to freshwater estuarine sounds and rivers

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Harperella, piedmont mock bishopweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Harperella nodosa   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ptilimnium nodosum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ptilimnium fluviatile 140-30-001 & 002   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Rocky or gravelly riverbeds, upland depression ponds, seepage on granite flatrocks

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Big Bishopweed, Ribbed Bishopweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ptilimnium costatum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ptilimnium costatum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ptilimnium costatum 140-30-003   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Tidal freshwater marshes, wet prairies, bottomland hardwood forests

Rare

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Eastern Bishopweed, Atlantic Bishopweed, Mock Bishopweed, Atlantic Mock Bishop's Weed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Ptilimnium capillaceum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Ptilimnium capillaceum   FAMILY: Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Ptilimnium capillaceum 140-30-004   FAMILY: Apiaceae

 

Habitat: Ditches, marshes, other wet places

Common (rare in Mountains)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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"Although prairies may be grasslands in terms of sheer volume of vegetation, about three out of every four plant species found there are wildflowers. Prairies are blossom lands and thus, butterfly lands." — Douglas Chadwick, The American Prairie, Root of the Sky, National Geographic, October 1993