| Cymopterus aboriginum | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Cymopterus |
| Species: | C. aboriginum |
| Binomial name | |
| Cymopterus aboriginum M.E.Jones | |
Cymopterus aboriginum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Indian springparsley.
Description
Cymopterus aboriginum is small, flat, taprooted perennial. It has no stem, instead forming a patch of basal leaves flat on the ground. The leaves are gray-green and highly divided into tiny segments, giving the foliage a wrinkly, lacy look. It is also covered in minute, rough hairs.
The plant erects tall peduncles which support the flowers. The peduncles and umbels are brownish and the small flowers within the crinkly inflorescence are white.
Distribution and habitat
The plant is native to the US states of California and Nevada. It grows in the rocky soils of the Mojave Desert mountains.
See also
References
- "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe Explorer Cymopterus aboriginum. NatureServe. 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
External links
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Cymopterus aboriginum |
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