Zizia aurea

golden-alexanders

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Apiaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

1 - 2.5ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Yellow

Fruit

;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Shade

Soil Texture

Clay, Loamy, Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry, Moist

Blooms

April - June

Fall Color

Habitat

wooded bottomland, stream banks, moist meadows, floodplain

Notes

; FAC

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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