Species: Tauschia hooveri
Hoover's Tauschia
Species
Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Apiales
Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Tauschia
NatureServe
Classification
Other Global Common Names
Hoover's Umbrella-wort - Hoover's umbrellawort
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Carrot Family
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Apiales - Apiaceae - Tauschia
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
A perennial herb, usually only about 5 cm tall. The leaves and stalks arise from a round tuber. Flower clusters are small and compact; the individual flowers are white with red-purple tipped stamens. Blooms primarily in March.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G2
Global Status Last Reviewed
1997-10-28
Global Status Last Changed
1992-06-09
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
The range extends from Toppenish Ridge in southcentral Yakima county, northward to the southeastern foothills of the Wenatchee Mtns. in east-central Kittitas County, Washington, encompassing an area of ca. 65 miles x 15 miles.