Apiaceae
Purple springparsley
Cymopterus purpureus
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Cymopterus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Purple springparsley
Synonyms
- Aulospermum purpureum (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Coriophyllus purpureus (S.Watson) Rydb.
- Epallageiton purpureum (S.Watson) Koso-Pol.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Curtis Drake, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joey Bom, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Curtis Drake, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.