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Apiaceae (Carrot Family)
Zizia aptera
After the cold gloominess of winter, beautiful umbel shaped golden flowers appear throughout meadows in spring. The petals of this flower only slightly open when in bloom. Although like Golden Alexander, this plant can easily be distinguished by its heart-shaped leaves and is more drought tolerant. This plant is celebrated for…
Eryngium yuccifolium
Rattlesnake Master is a forb characteristic of the tall grass prairie but it is native to the eastern portion of the U.S. south of West Virginia. It has unusual form — some say architectural — as well as color (greyish green throughout), reminding one of a desert plant. Rattlesnake Master has…
Zizia aurea
Zizea aurea, or Golden Alexander, is an herbaceous perennial found in piedmont and mountain counties of NC but is much more widespread in the midwest, north central and northeastern states. It consists of 30-inch, branching, erect, reddish, ridged stems which, like others in the carrot family, are hollow between the nodes.…
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