Golden Alexanders
Synonyms: Golden Zizia
Scientific Name: Zizia aurea
Larval food source for Black Swallowtail butterflies.
Golden Alexanders
Synonyms: Golden Zizia
Scientific Name: Zizia aurea
Golden Alexanders
| Genus species: | Zizia aurea | |||||||||||
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| Common Names: | Golden Alexanders, Golden Zizia | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Apiaceae 
Annual, biennial, or perennial herbs, often aromatic and with hollow stems; leaves alternate or basal, simple to highly dissected, the petiole bases often sheathing; flowers bisexual or unisexual, mostly regular in simple to compound umbels; fruit a schizocarp. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Native | |||||||||||
| Category: | Tree | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Yellow | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | M. Becus | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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