genus
Alexanders
Zizia
Field notes
Zizia is a genus of flowering plants in the parsley family, Apiaceae. It was named after Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a German botanist from the Rhineland. It is native to North America.
Like most other plants in the family, these produce compound umbels of flowers.
Species include:
Zizia aptera (A. Gray) Fernald – heartleaf alexanders, meadowparsnip, meadow zizia
Zizia aurea (L.) W.D.J. Koch – golden alexanders, golden zizia
Zizia trifoliata (Michx.) Fernald – meadow alexanders
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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 alexanders All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
