Zizia is a genus of flowering plants in the parsley family, Apiaceae. It was named after Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a German botanist from the Rhineland.Ovalleaf Golden Alexanders (Zizea aptera). Native Wildflowers of the North Dakota Grasslands. Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. USGS. It is native to North America.
Like most other plants in the family, these produce compound umbels of flowers.Genus of the Month: Zizia. Kesseli Lab, University of Massachusetts, Boston.
Species include:Zizia. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Zizia aptera – heartleaf alexanders, meadowparsnip, meadow zizia Zizia aurea – golden alexanders, golden zizia Zizia trifoliata – meadow alexanders
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