Tauschia arguta is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name southern umbrellawort. It is native to the mountains of southern California and Baja California, where it grows in local habitat types such as woodlands and chaparral.

Description

Tauschia arguta is a perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall. The leaves have blades which are divided into several toothed leaflets and borne on long petioles. The inflorescence is a compound umbel of yellow flowers with up to 25 rays measuring 2 to 12 centimeters long each. The fruit is almost a centimeter long and has deep longitudinal ribs.

Tauschia arguta

References

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment — Tauschia arguta

Tauschia arguta Photo gallery

Apioideae

Flora of Baja California

Flora of California

Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands

Natural history of the Channel Islands of California

Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges

Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains

Natural history of the Transverse Ranges

Flora without expected TNC conservation status

Tauschia arguta