Chaerophyllum texanum J.M. Coulter & Rose. Common name: Texas Chervil. Phenology: Feb-Apr; Mar-May. Habitat: Mesic prairies, roadsides, fields, disturbed areas, usually associated with calcareous soils. Distribution: Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, and Nebraska south to Florida, Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
ID notes: Though overlooked by many authors, this species is distinctive in its linear ultimate leaf lobes, which give the leaves an almost skeletal look (Naczi 2024).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, FNA13, G, MC, S13; = Chaerophyllum tainturieri W.J. Hooker var. texanum J.M. Coulter & Rose; < Chaerophyllum tainturieri W.J. Hooker — Fl7, K1, K4, Ok, POWO, Tn, WH3; < Chaerophyllum tainturieri W.J. Hooker var. tainturieri — NS, Tx; < Chaerophyllum teinturièri W.J. Hooker — S. Basionym: Chaerophyllum texanum J.M. Coulter & Rose 1900
Links to other floras: = Chaerophyllum texanum - FNA13
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