Taenidia integerrima
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Taenidia
Species:
T. integerrima
Binomial name
Taenidia integerrima

Taenidia integerrima, the yellow pimpernel,[1] is an herbaceous plant in the parsley family. It is native to the eastern North America, where it is widespread.[2] Its natural habitat is rocky prairies and woodlands, often over calcareous substrates.[3][4] It is a perennial.[5]

Conservation status in the United States

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut,[6] as historical in Rhode Island, and threatened in Vermont.[7]

Native American ethnobotany

The Menominee take an infusion of root taken for pulmonary troubles, chew the steeped root for 'bronchial affections',[8] and use it as a seasoner for other remedies because of the good smell.[9] The Ojibwe smoke the seeds in a pipe before hunting for good luck.[10]

References

  1. ↑ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Taenidia integerrima". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
  2. ↑ "Taenidia integerrima". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".
  4. ↑ Illinois Wildflowers
  5. ↑ "Plants Profile for Taenidia integerrima (yellow pimpernel )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 19 January 2018. (Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
  7. ↑ "Plants Profile for Taenidia integerrima (yellow pimpernel )". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Smith, Huron H., 1923, Ethnobotany of the Menomini Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:1-174, page 56
  9. ↑ Smith, Huron H., 1928, Ethnobotany of the Meskwaki Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 4:175-326, page 250
  10. ↑ Smith, Huron H., 1932, Ethnobotany of the Ojibwe Indians, Bulletin of the Public Museum of Milwaukee 4:327-525, page 432


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