''Tauschia parishii'' is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Parish's umbrellawort. It is

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. Jepson eFlora: ''Tauschia parishii''
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Distribution

The plant occurs in several mountain ranges, including the

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and Inyo Mountains, the Tehachapi Mountains, the San Gabriel and

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, the western

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, and the San Jacinto Mountains and other northern

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.Calflora: ''Tauschia parishii''
/ref> Its habitats include:

chaparral Chaparral ( ) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean c ...

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forest, and Pinyon-juniper woodland.

Description

''Tauschia parishii'' is a low-lying perennial herb growing 10 to 40 centimeters tall. The leaves have blades which are divided into elongated leaflets, which are subdivided into toothed or lobed segments. The

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is a compound

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of yellow flowers with 12 to 18 rays each a few centimeters long. The fruit is oblong with prominent ribs and measures between one half and one centimeter long.

References

External links

Calflora Database: ''Tauschia parishii'' (Parish's tauschia, Parish's umbrellawort)Jepson Manual Treatment of ''Tauschia parishii''UC Photos gallery — ''Tauschia parishii''
Apioideae Endemic flora of California Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Natural history of the Mojave Desert Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges Natural history of the Transverse Ranges {{Apiaceae-stub