Apiaceae

Piedmont cowbane

Oxypolis ternata (Nutt.) A.Heller

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Oxypolis

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Oxypolis ternataApiaceae

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Common names

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English: Piedmont cowbane

Synonyms

Archemora ternata (Nutt.) Nutt.
Neurophyllum longifolium Torr. & A.Gray
Peucedanum ternatum Nutt.
Sataria linearis Raf.
Sataria linearis var. longipes Raf.
Sison marginatum Michx.
Sium marginatum Poir.
Tiedemannia ternata (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Characteristics

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

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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.