Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Apiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pimpinella saxifraga ssp. saxifraga
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pimpinella saxifraga ssp. saxifraga
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pimpinella saxifraga ssp. saxifraga
INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pimpinella saxifraga
COMMON NAME:
Burnet-saxifrage
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Pimpinella saxifraga ssp. saxifraga
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Pimpinella saxifraga ssp. saxifraga
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Pimpinella saxifraga ssp. saxifraga
INCLUDED WITHIN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Pimpinella saxifraga
4203
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Fields and roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
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This plant may be causing problems in natural areas outside its native range, according to authorities such as:
LEAVES:
Pinnately compound
Alternate
Leaves have petioles.
FLOWER:
White,
sometimes tinged pink
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
5 petals
5 stamens
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compound umbels
FRUIT:
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