Cymopterus acaulis

Cymopterus acaulis

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Cymopterus
Species: C. acaulis
Binomial name
Cymopterus acaulis
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Cymopterus acaulis is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name plains springparsley or the plains wavewing. It is native to parts of the central and western United States and southern Canada and is generally found on plains or mountain meadows up to 7,500 feet (2,300 m) in elevation.[1][2]

References

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  1. "Cymopterus acaulis". USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
  2. "Stemless Cymopterus (Cymopterus acaulis)". USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center. Retrieved June 16, 2013.
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