Cymopterus davisii: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Cymopterus
- Species
- Cymopterus davisii
- Scientific Name
- Cymopterus davisii
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Cymopterus davisii
Cymopterus davisii is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Davis's springparsley. This small, flat, taprooted perennial is endemic to Idaho in the United States, where it occurs in the Albion Mountains. The plant is found in the Albion Division of the Minidoka Ranger District of Sawtooth National Forest. It reaches approximately 7 in (18 cm) in height with a short stem that is sheathed by fibrous leaf bases. Numerous leaves form a whorl around yellow-flowered umbels.
Davis's springparsley was first collected by Ray J. Davis in 1939, who was a botany professor at Idaho State University. However, it was not identified as a new species until 1985 by Ron Hartman, who named it after Davis.
There are three known populations of the plant. The two most extensive are on Mount Independence (a single population with Cache Peak) and Mount Harrison, and there is a smaller population to the south on Graham Peak. It occurs in alpine communities that include another Albion Mountains endemic, Christ's Indian paintbrush.
...Cymopterus davisii in languages:
- English
- Davis' Springparsley
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Parent Taxon
Sibling Taxa
- Cymopterus aboriginum
- Cymopterus anisatus
- Cymopterus bakeri
- Cymopterus basalticus
- Cymopterus beckii
- Cymopterus cinerarius
- Cymopterus corrugatus
- Cymopterus coulteri
- Cymopterus davidsonii
- Cymopterus davisii
- Cymopterus deserticola
- Cymopterus douglassii
- Cymopterus duchesnensis
- Cymopterus evertii
- Cymopterus filifolius
- Cymopterus gilmanii
- Cymopterus glaucus
- Cymopterus globosus
- Cymopterus glomeratus
- Cymopterus goodrichii
- Cymopterus hallii
- Cymopterus hendersonii
- Cymopterus humilis
- Cymopterus jonesii
- Cymopterus lapidosus
- Cymopterus lemmonii
- Cymopterus longipes
- Cymopterus longiradiatus
- Cymopterus macdougalii
- Cymopterus megacephalus
- Cymopterus minimus
- Cymopterus newberryi
- Cymopterus nivalis
- Cymopterus panamintensis
- Cymopterus petraeus
- Cymopterus planosus
- Cymopterus purpureus
- Cymopterus ripleyi
- Cymopterus rosei
- Cymopterus sessiliflorus
- Cymopterus spellenbergii
- Cymopterus terebinthinus
- Cymopterus williamsii