Status:
valid
Authors:
(J.M.Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
Source:
tro
Year:
1941
Citation Micro:
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 68: 123 (1941)
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001067961
Common Names
- Texas Polytaenia
- Texas Polytaenia Plant
- Polytaenia texana
Description
Polytaenia texana (also called Texas Prairie Parsley, among many other common names) is an herbaceous perennial with white flowers and lance-shaped leaves. It is native to western North America and is found in moist woods, meadows, and along streams.
Uses & Benefits
Polytaenia texana is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a medicinal herb to treat digestive problems.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Polytaenia texana is a small yellow umbel with a diameter of about 1/2 inch. The seeds are small, dark brown and oval in shape. The seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons and a pair of opposite leaves.
Where to Find Polytaenia texana
Polytaenia texana can be found in moist meadows, streambanks, and other wet areas in the western United States and Canada.
Species in the Polytaenia genus
Species in the Apiaceae family
Aciphylla anomala,
Aciphylla aurea,
Aciphylla cartilaginea,
Aciphylla colensoi,
Aciphylla congesta,
Aciphylla crenulata,
Aciphylla crosby-smithii,
Aciphylla cuthbertiana,
Aciphylla dieffenbachii,
Aciphylla dissecta,
Aciphylla divisa,
Aciphylla dobsonii,
Aciphylla ferox,
Aciphylla flexuosa,
Aciphylla glacialis,
Aciphylla glaucescens,
Aciphylla gracilis,
Aciphylla hectori,
Aciphylla hookeri,
Aciphylla horrida,
Aciphylla indurata,
Aciphylla inermis,
Aciphylla kirkii,
Aciphylla latibracteata,
Aciphylla lecomtei,
Aciphylla leighii,
Aciphylla lyallii,
Aciphylla monroi,
Aciphylla montana,
Aciphylla multisecta,
Aciphylla pinnatifida,
Aciphylla polita,
Aciphylla poppelwellii,
Aciphylla scott-thomsonii,
Aciphylla similis,
Aciphylla simplex,
Aciphylla simplicifolia,
Aciphylla spedeni,
Aciphylla squarrosa,
Aciphylla stannensis,
Aciphylla subflabellata,
Aciphylla takahea,
Aciphylla traillii,
Aciphylla traversii,
Aciphylla trifoliolata,
Aciphylla verticillata,
Acronema alpinum,
Acronema astrantiifolium,
Acronema brevipedicellatum,
Acronema bryophilum,