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Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip

(Thaspium barbinode)

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Thapsium trifoliatum

Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip may be distinguished from Meadow Parsnip by the irregularly lobed leaves and the absence of heart-shaped leaves at the base. The leaves are once compound with 3 leaflets.

Zizia aurea

Tthe leaves of Golden Alexanders are divided twice into 3 leaflets, themselves divided again into 3 further leaflets.

Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode)

Identification: Flowers yellow, arranged in an umbel. Stem green or tinged with white. Leaves divided into 3 to 7 leaflets, usually 3. Leaflets irregularly and smoothly incised without a evenly dentate margin. Lower leaves divided, not heart-shaped and single. Plant 1 to 3 feet in height.

Distribution: Throughout most of eastern North America, Texas, and the southern Great Plains.

Habitat: Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip is found in rich woods and along streams, rivers, and ponds.

Flowering period: April to June.

Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium barbinode)

Similar Species:

Meadow Parsnip (Thaspium trifoliatum)

Golden Alexanders (Zizia aurea)

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