Hairyjoint or Bearded
Meadow Parsnip
Thaspium barbinode
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers yellow, arranged in an umbel. Stem green or tinged with white. Leaves divided into 3 to 7 leaflets, usually 3. Leaflets irregularly and smoothly incised without a evenly dentate margin. Lower leaves divided, not heart-shaped and single. Plant 1 to 3 feet in height.
Distribution: Throughout most of eastern North America, Texas, and the southern Great Plains.
Habitat: Hairy-jointed Meadow Parsnip is found in rich woods and along streams, rivers, and ponds.
Flowering period: April to June.
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