Apiaceae

Harbinger of spring

Erigenia bulbosa (Michx.) Nutt.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Erigenia

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Harbinger of spring: A photograph of flowers and leaves of Erigenia bulbosa (Harbinger of spring) taken in Hueston Woods State Park, southwestern, OH. Family Apiaceae. — Photo: Chris Packard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Harbinger of spring
Korean: 에리게니아

Synonyms

Hydrocotyle ambigua Pursh
Hydrocotyle bipinnata Raf. ex Muhl.
Hydrocotyle bulbosa (Michx.) Eaton & Wright
Hydrocotyle composita Pursh
Hydrocotyle dissecta Raf.
Ligusticum bulbosum (Michx.) Pers.
Sison bulbosum Michx.
Sium bulbosum (Michx.) Poir.

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Chris Packard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Chris Packard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Benjamin Smith from United States, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew C, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Andrew C, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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.