Zizia
| Zizia | |
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| Zizia aurea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Zizia W.D.J.Koch[1] |
Zizia is a genus of flowering plants named after Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a German botanist from the Rhineland.[2][3]Species within this genus include Z. aurea (common name Golden Alexander[2][4]) and Z. aptera (common name Heartleaf Alexander)[5][6] As typical of plants in the Apiaceae family, plants in this genus bear flowers on distinct umbels (umbrella-like inflorescences).[7]
References
- ^ "Genus: Zizia W. D. J. Koch". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ a b [1] U.S. Department of the Interior: Ovalleaf Golden Alexanders (Zizea aptera)
- ^ [2] Desert-Tropicals: Golden Alexanders
- ^ [3] Ion Exchange Native Seed and Plant Nursery: Golden Alexander
- ^ [4] Ion Exchange Native Seed and Plant Nursery: Heartleaf Alexander
- ^ [5] Robert W. Freckmann Herbarium (University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point)
- ^ [6] Genus of the Month: Zizia
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