Vesper multinervatus, synonym Cymopterus multinervatus, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae, known by the common name purplenerve springparsley. It is a perennial herb native to the southwestern United States, including the desert regions. It is stemless, producing leaves and inflorescence at ground level from a taproot. The leaves are erect on petioles of a few centimeters in length, with a fleshy blade dissected into waxy multilobed leaflets. The inflorescence arises on a stout purple or greenish peduncle up to about 14 centimeters tall. At the top is a rounded cluster of purple flowers sheathed in purple-veined bracts.

References

Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Jon Mark Stewart, 1998, pg. 178

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment

USDA Plants Profile

Photo gallery

Apiaceae

Flora of the California desert regions

Flora of Nevada

Endemic flora of the United States

Natural history of the Mojave Desert

North American desert flora

Vesper multinervatus