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Apiaceae

Laceflower

Ptilimnium nuttallii (DC.) Britton

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Ptilimnium

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Laceflower: Species from south-central North America Common name: laceflower, Nuttall's mock bishop's-weed Photographed in Gillam Park at the Little Rock Audubon Center, Pu
Photo: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Laceflower

Synonyms

  • Cicuta capillacea Nutt. ex DC.
  • Discopleura capillacea var. nuttallii (DC.) J.M.Coult. & Rose
  • Discopleura nuttallii DC.
  • Peucedanum verticillatum Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
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.