''Thaspium pinnatifidum'', commonly called cutleaf meadow-parsnip,
[ is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family (]Apiaceae
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). It is native to eastern North America where it is found in the southern Appalachian Mountains
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, being found in parts of Georgia
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, Kentucky
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, North Carolina
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, and Tennessee
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. Within these states it has a sporadic and limited range[
Its natural habitat is in dry to mesic forest openings over calcareous rock.][
This species is considered imperiled due to habitat loss via canopy closure, invasive species, and destructive roadside maintenance within its naturally narrow geographic range.][
]
Description
''Thaspium pinnatifidum'' is an herbaceous biennial or perennial growing to about three feet high. Its leaflets are deeply dissected with many narrow divisions. It produces umbels of cream-colored flowers in late spring and early summer.[
It has often been confused with narrow-leaved forms of '' Thaspium chapmanii'', which has led to over-mapping of its true range.][
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References
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Apioideae
Flora of the Eastern United States
Endemic flora of the United States
Taxa named by Samuel Botsford Buckley
Plants described in 1843