| Family | APIACEAE |
| Genus species | Musineon tenuifolium Nutt. |
| Bibliography | Fl. N. Amer. [J.Torrey & A.Gray] 1: 642 (1840) |
| Native Range | nw. & nc. USA, n. Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Desert or Dry Shrubland |
| Habitat | dry, rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 800-2400m |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves in outline narrowly oblong, 1-3-pinnate, ultimate segments linear, acute, flowers in umbel above leaves, involucre absent, involucel inconspicuous |
| Size | 5-30cm |
| Color | bright yellow |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible |
| Synonyms | Adorium tenuifolum (Nutt.) Kuntze Aletes tenuifolia (Nutt.) W.A.Weber Daucophyllum tenuifolium (Nutt.) Rydb. Eulophus tenuifolius (Nutt.) S.Watson Museniopsis tenuifolia (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose Tauschia tenuifolia (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance Velaea tenuifolia Drude |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, WYO Wyoming) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (NEB Nebraska, SDA South Dakota) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest) |