Habitat: Meadow Parsnip is found along the margins of woods and thickets, and commonly occurs along the banks of rivers, streams, and ponds.
Flowering period: May to July.
Lucas Land
Smooth Meadow Parsnip
Thaspium trifoliatum
From Nearctica
Identification: Flowers yellow, arranged in a small umbel. All flower in a cluster are stemmed. Seed strongly ridged. Stem hollow with a series of strongly defined ridges. Leaves divided into 3 ovate, weakly toothed leaflets. Leaves either nearly sessile to the stem or on short leaf stalks. Basal leaves heart-shaped and undivided. Plant 1 to 3 feet in height.
Distribution: Throughout most of eastern North America, but primarily the Mississippi Valley from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
