Apiaceae

Snowline springparsley

Cymopterus nivalis S.Watson

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Cymopterus

Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants

Snowline springparsley: This species is found on the gravelly exposed uplands in this area. — Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free

Common names

By language (1)

English: Snowline springparsley

Synonyms

Aletes nivalis (S.Watson) W.A.Weber
Cymopterus bipinnatus S.Watson
Cymopterus humboldtensis M.E.Jones
Pseudocymopterus bipinnatus (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose
Pseudocymopterus humboldtensis (M.E.Jones) Mathias
Pseudocymopterus nivalis Mathias
Pseudoreoxis bipinnatus (S.Watson) Rydb.
Pseudoreoxis nivalis Rydb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

More in Cymopterus

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.