genus
Umbrellaworts
Tauschia
Field notes
Tauschia is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family which are known as umbrellaworts. These are perennial plants with taproots or tubers and foliage generally resembling that of relatives parsley and carrot. 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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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native umbrellaworts All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Southern Umbrellawort
Tauschia arguta
caterpillars
5
flowers
1
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Kellogg's Umbrellawort
Tauschia kelloggii
caterpillars
3
food
1
flowers
1
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Parish's Umbrellawort
Tauschia parishii
caterpillars
3
flowers
1
-
Hartweg's Umbrellawort
Tauschia hartwegii
caterpillars
3
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Strickland's Umbrella-wort
Tauschia stricklandii
caterpillars
2
-
Glaucous Tauschia
Tauschia glauca
caterpillars
2
-
Howell's Tauschia
Tauschia howellii
caterpillars
2
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Texas Tauschia
Tauschia texana
caterpillars
1