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Thaspium barbinode

Meadow-parsnip, Hairyjoint Meadow-parsnip

Scientific Name:	Thaspium barbinode
Genus:	Thaspium
Species Epithet:	barbinode
Common Name:	Meadow-parsnip, Hairyjoint Meadow-parsnip
Plant Type	Herb/Wildflower
Life Cycle	Perennial
Plant Family	Apiaceae (Carrot Family)
Native/Alien:	NC Native
Invasive Status:	^(*Key)
Size:	1-3 ft., 3-6 ft.
Bloom Color(s):	Yellow
Light:	Sun - 6 or more hours of sun per day, Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day
Soil Moisture:	Moist
Bloom Time:	April, May
Growing Area:	Mountains, Piedmont, Coastal Plain
Habitat Description:	Moist forests. Common in NC Mountains and Piedmont, rare in southern and central Coastal Plain, and absent from the Sandhills and eastern Coastal Plain counties.
Leaf Arrangement:	Alternate, Basal
Leaf Retention:	Deciduous
Leaf Type:	Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like
Leaf Form:	Compound
Life Cycle:	Perennial
Wildlife Value:	Has some wildlife value
Landscape Value:	Suitable for home landscapes
State Rank:	S5: Secure ^(*Key)
Global Rank:	G5 - Secure ^(*Key)
Umbels of bright yellow flowers. Can be easily confused with Zizia sp. Blue Ridge Parkway, Yancey County, NC Annkatrin Rose
Elk Knob State Park, Watauga Co., NC Annkatrin Rose
Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Swain Co., NC Annkatrin Rose
Purple leaf sheath is an important characteristic. Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Swain Co., NC Annkatrin Rose
The compound leaves are very coarsely and irregularly serrated. The leaflet margins are green and leafy and do not have a hyaline (thin and clear) margin. Great Smoky Mountain National Park, Swain Co., NC Annkatrin Rose
Links:	USDA PLANTS Database Record https://auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov/flora/plant_list.php https://nc.audubon.org/conservation/bird-friendly-communities/bird-friendly-native-plants https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/thaspium-barbinode/ https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=THBA