''Prionosciadium'' is a genus in the carrot family,

Apiaceae Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...

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endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

. The plants are biennial herbs with large taproots.

Species

There are currently 14 described species in Prionosciadium: * '' Prionosciadium bellii'' Mathias & Constance -

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

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Prionosciadium cuneatum ''Prionosciadium'' is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. The plants are biennial herbs with large taproots. Species There are currently 14 described species in Prionosciadium: * ''Prionosciadium bellii'' Mathias ...

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Jalisco Jalisco, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is located in western Mexico and is bordered by s ...

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Guerrero Guerrero, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guerrero, is one of the 32 states that compose the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Guerrero, 85 municipalities. The stat ...

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Nuevo León Nuevo León, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nuevo León, is a Administrative divisions of Mexico, state in northeastern Mexico. The state borders the Mexican states of Tamaulipas, Coahuila, Zacatecas, and San Luis Potosí, San Luis ...

* '' Prionosciadium lilacinum'' Mathias & Constance -

Nayarit Nayarit, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Nayarit, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in Municipalities of Nayarit, 20 municipalit ...

* '' Prionosciadium linearifolium'' (S. Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose -

Puebla Puebla, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Puebla, is one of the 31 states that, along with Mexico City, comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 217 municipalities and its capital is Puebla City. Part of east-centr ...

Zacatecas Zacatecas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Zacatecas, is one of the Political divisions of Mexico, 31 states of Mexico. It is divided into Municipalities of Zacatecas, 58 municipalities and its capital city is Zacatecas City, Zacatec ...

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Prionosciadium madrense ''Prionosciadium'' is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. The plants are biennial herbs with large taproots. Species There are currently 14 described species in Prionosciadium: * '' Prionosciadium bellii'' Mathias ...

'' S. Wats. - Chihuahua * '' Prionosciadium megacarpum'' J.M.Coult. & Rose -

Oaxaca Oaxaca, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca, is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of the Mexico, United Mexican States. It is divided into municipalities of Oaxaca, 570 munici ...

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Prionosciadium nelsonii ''Prionosciadium'' is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. The plants are biennial herbs with large taproots. Species There are currently 14 described species in Prionosciadium: * '' Prionosciadium bellii'' Mathias ...

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Morelos Morelos, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Morelos, is a landlocked state located in south-central Mexico. It is one of the 32 states which comprise the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into Mun ...

Chiapas Chiapas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas, is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of Mexico. It comprises Municipalities of Chiapas, 124 municipalities and its capital and large ...

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Prionosciadium saraviki ''Prionosciadium saraviki'', common name saraviki, is a plant species in the genus '' Prionosciadium'', in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is known only from a mountainous region of the Sierra Madre Occidental in the Mexican State of Chihuahua. ...

'' Laferr. - Chihuahua * ''

Prionosciadium tamayoi ''Prionosciadium'' is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. The plants are biennial herbs with large taproots. Species There are currently 14 described species in Prionosciadium: * '' Prionosciadium bellii'' Mathias ...

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Prionosciadium thapsoides ''Prionosciadium thapsoides'' is a plant species native to the States of Veracruz and México, in the República de México, as well as Guatemala.Mathias, Brittonia 2(3): 245 245 1936. ''Prionosciadium thapsoides'' is a biennial herb with a large ...

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Veracruz Veracruz, formally Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entit ...

Mexico State The State of Mexico, officially just Mexico, is one of the administrative divisions of Mexico, 32 federal entities of the United Mexican States. Colloquially known as Edomex (from , the abbreviation of , and ), to distinguish it from the name o ...

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Prionosciadium townsendii ''Prionosciadium'' is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. The plants are biennial herbs with large taproots. Species There are currently 14 described species in Prionosciadium: * '' Prionosciadium bellii'' Mathias ...

'' Rose - Chihuahua * ''

Prionosciadium watsonii ''Prionosciadium watsonii'' is a plant species known from the Mexican states of Durango and Sinaloa. ''Prionosciadium watsonii'' is a biennial herb with a large taproot. Leaves are compound with narrowly lanceolate, some of the leaflets with nar ...

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Durango Durango, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Durango, is one of the 31 states which make up the Political divisions of Mexico, 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in the northwest portion of the country. With a population of 1,832,650 ...

Sinaloa Sinaloa (), officially the (), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities, and its capital city is Culiacán Rosales. It is located in northwest Mexic ...

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10354007 Endemic flora of Mexico Taxa named by Sereno Watson Apioideae Apioideae genera