''Tauschia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the

carrot family 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 ...

which are known as umbrellaworts. These are perennial plants with

taproot A taproot is a large, central, and dominant root from which other roots sprout laterally. Typically a taproot is somewhat straight and very thick, is tapering in shape, and grows directly downward. In some plants, such as the carrot, the taproot ...

s or

tuber Tubers are a type of enlarged structure that plants use as storage organs for nutrients, derived from stems or roots. Tubers help plants perennate (survive winter or dry months), provide energy and nutrients, and are a means of asexual reproduc ...

s and foliage generally resembling that of relatives

parsley Parsley, or garden parsley (''Petroselinum crispum''), is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae that is native to Greece, Morocco and the former Yugoslavia. It has been introduced and naturalisation (biology), naturalized in Eur ...

and

carrot The carrot ('' Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in colour, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild ...

. ''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

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment
Apioideae Apioideae genera {{Apiaceae-stub