Zizia is a genus of flowering plants in the parsley family, Apiaceae. It was named after Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a German botanist from the Rhineland. It is native to North America. Like most other plants in the family, these produce umbels of flowers. Species include: \n* Zizia aptera – heartleaf alexanders, meadowparsnip, meadow zizia \n* Zizia aurea – golden alexanders, golden zizia \n* Zizia trifoliata – meadow alexanders