Polytaenia nuttallii

Classification	Dicots
Family	Apiaceae
Family (Traditional)	Apiaceae
Genus	Polytaenia
Species:	Polytaenia nuttallii DC.
Common Name	Nuttalls Prairie Parsley
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Biennial; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 1; Leaf Dissection: 1.5; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 9; Leaflet Number: 10; Leaflet Number: 11; Leaflet Number: 12; Leaflet Number: 13; Leaflet Number: 14; Leaflet Number: 15; Leaflet Number: 16; Leaflet Number: 17; Leaflet Number: 18; Leaflet Number: 19; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Type: Schizocarp; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: corymb/cyme/umbel; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Pistil Complexity: Compound; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Axillary; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 0; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Fusion: N/A; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	8
Status	Native; TN[S1] KY[SX] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Pleiotaenia nuttallii	Pleiotaenia nuttallii Coulter & Rose
Pleiotaenia nuttallii var. texana	Pleiotaenia nuttallii var. texana (J.M. Coult. & Rose) J.M. Coult. & Rose

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Trigg (KY), Davidson (TN), McNairy (TN), Robertson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, TENN

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1966 - 1984

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
TENN-V-0210222	Davidson	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0163132	Trigg	Kentucky			TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0163117	Robertson	Tennessee			TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0210223	Davidson	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
APSC0029714	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Polytaenia nuttallii
APSC0029712	Trigg	Kentucky	28 May 1966	William H. Ellis	APSC Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0163116	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0163113	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0163115	McNairy	Tennessee			TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
APSC0029713	Robertson	Tennessee	05 Jul 1984	Edward Chester	APSC Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0210221	Davidson	Tennessee		A. Gattinger	TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0163118	Robertson	Tennessee			TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
TENN-V-0163114	Davidson	Tennessee			TENN Polytaenia nuttallii
APSC0029715	McNairy	Tennessee			APSC Polytaenia nuttallii

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