Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Musineon divaricatum (Pursh) Nutt. |
Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 642 (1840) |
Native Range | c. Canada to wc. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | steppes |
Description | taproot, leaves crowded at base, long petiolate, pinnatipartite, glabrous, flowers in dense umbel, 1-3cm in diam., involucre absent, achenes ovate, 3-6mm, ribbed |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible |
Synonyms | Adorium crassifolium Raf. Adorium divaricatum (Pursh) Rydb. Adorium hookeri Rydb. Adorium lucidum Kuntze Lomatium lucidum (Fraser ex Nutt.) Jeps. Marathrum divaricatum Raf. Musineon angustifolium Nutt. Musineon pedunculatum A.Nelson Seseli divaricarum Pursh Seseli lucidum Fraser ex Nutt. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (MAN Manitoba) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, MNT Montana, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) |