Polytaenia nuttallii A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Prairie-parsley. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Dry prairies, glades, open woodlands. Distribution: MI (formerly) west to NE, south to TX and NM, occurring as a disjunct eastward in prairie-like or glade situations in c. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1998; Nesom 2012), c. KY, AL, MS, and e. LA (Nesom 2012).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA13, G, Il, K4, MC, Mi, Mo2, Ok, Tn, Tx, Nesom (2012g); = Pleiotaenia nuttallii (DC.) J.M.Coult. & Rose — S; = Polytaenia nuttallii DC. var. nuttallii — S13; < Polytaenia nuttallii DC. — NcTx. Basionym: Polytaenia nuttallii DC. 1829
Links to other floras: = Polytaenia nuttallii - FNA13
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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