Cymopterus glomeratus (Nuttall) A.P. de Candolle var. glomeratus. Common name: Plains Spring-Parsley. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Dry, rocky prairies. Distribution: Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta south to sc. Oklahoma, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and e. Oregon.
ID notes: This species, found only in c. Oklahoma in our area, is recognized by its acaulescent or short-caulescent stature to 17 cm tall with white flowers forming in a dense umbel at the center of the plant and strongly winged fruits.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Can, FNA13, K4, POWO; Thapsia glomerata Nuttall; = Cymopterus acaulis Raf. — G, GrPl, S13, illegitimate; = Cymopterus acaulis Raf. var. acaulis — NS; > Cymopterus acaulis Raf. — F, illegitimate; < Cymopterus glomeratus (Nutt.) DC. — Ok. Basionym: Thapsia glomerata Nuttall 1818
Links to other floras: = Cymopterus glomeratus var. glomeratus - FNA13
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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