''Tauschia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family which are known as umbrellaworts. These are perennial plants with

taproot A taproot is a large, central, and dominant root from which other roots sprout laterally. Typically a taproot is somewhat straight and very thick, is tapering in shape, and grows directly downward. In some plants, such as the carrot, the taproo ...

s or

tuber Tubers are a type of enlarged structure used as storage organs for nutrients in some plants. They are used for the plant's perennation (survival of the winter or dry months), to provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing ...

s and foliage generally resembling that of relatives

parsley Parsley, or garden parsley (''Petroselinum crispum'') is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to the central and eastern Mediterranean region (Sardinia, Lebanon, Israel, Cyprus, Turkey, southern Italy, Greece, Por ...

and

carrot The carrot ('' Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, ''Daucus carota'', nat ...

. ''Tauschia'' are native to the Americas. Selected species: *'' Tauschia arguta'' – southern umbrellawort *'' Tauschia glauca'' – glaucus umbrellawort *'' Tauschia hartwegii'' – Hartweg's umbrellawort *'' Tauschia howellii'' – Howell's umbrellawort *'' Tauschia kelloggii'' – Kellogg's umbrellawort *'' Tauschia parishii'' – Parish's umbrellawort *'' Tauschia stricklandii'' – Strickland's umbrellawort *'' Tauschia tenuissima'' – Leiberg's umbrellawort *'' Tauschia texana'' – Texas umbrellawort

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Jepson Manual Treatment
Apioideae Apioideae genera {{Apiaceae-stub