Native Plants of the Great Lakes
North Branch Restoration Project:
Native Plant and Seed Collection
Taenidia Integerrima / Family: Apiaceae
Yellow Pimpernel, Swink/Wilhelm # 9
FLOWERING: End of April to early July.
SEED TIMING: End of July into September.
HABITAT: Wooded banks, open woods, transition zones
between open woods and prairies.
DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES: 1 - 3 ft. Slender, smooth, open
branched with untoothed leaves divided into 3 - 5 parts and again
divided. Stems often have a whitish bloom. Flat cluster of small
yellow flowers.
TO PICK: Small, dark brown seeds appear at tips of umbel
and can be easily picked off. Often confused with Zizia aurea, but
the carway-like seeds of Taenidia occur on a more open umbel. |
