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Vesper purpurascens (Utah springparsley; widewing spring parsley; widewing springparsley)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cymopterus purpurascens is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name widewing springparsley. It is native to much of the western United States, including the desert regions. It is a perennial herb, often stemless, producing leaves and inflorescence from ground level or from a fibrous basal stalk. The waxy, fleshy leaves have blades divided into multilobed leaflets and are borne on short petioles. The inflorescence is a rounded cluster of flowers held on a peduncle which may be erect and several centimeters tall or nearly nonexistent. The purple flowers are sheathed in dark-veined white bracts.
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Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Herb

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Death Valley National Park II 762125 California, Nevada, United States
Desert Biosphere Reserve 68236 Utah, United States
Grand Canyon National Park II 1210128 Arizona, United States
Mojave and Colorado Deserts Biosphere Reserve 5901 California, United States  
Natural Bridges National Monument III 7412 Utah, United States

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0