''Zizia'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s in the parsley family,
Apiaceae
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. It was named after
Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a
German botanist
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from the
Rhineland
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.
[Ovalleaf Golden Alexanders (''Zizea aptera'').]
Native Wildflowers of the North Dakota Grasslands. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. USGS. It is native to North America.
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Like most other plants in the family, these produce compound umbels of flowers.
Species include:''Zizia''.]
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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''Zizia aptera'' – heartleaf alexanders, meadowparsnip, meadow zizia
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''Zizia aurea'' – golden alexanders, golden zizia
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''Zizia trifoliata'' – meadow alexanders
References
External links
USDA plant profile
Apioideae genera
Taxa named by Wilhelm Daniel Joseph Koch
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