Apiaceae

Meadow parasol

Daucosma laciniata Engelm. & A.Gray

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Daucosma

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Meadow parasol (Daucosma laciniata) — Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Meadow parasol

Synonyms

Discopleura laciniata Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Watson
Ptilimnium laciniatum (Engelm. & A.Gray) Kuntze

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Bonnie Semmling, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: IDClaire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Casey Cowan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cody Stricker, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Casey Cowan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brooke Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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