Scientific Name
Zizia trifoliate

Common Name
Meadow parsnip; Golden alexander
Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 1 to 2 feet
Flower/fruit: Compact umbel of small yellow flowers with five petals  
Flowering Season: Spring
Foliage: 1 to 2 inch leaves, ternately divided and sometimes redivided into lance- or egg-shaped, finely toothed leaflets
Site: Open woodlands, forest margins, roadsides
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