apiaceae

Aletes	acaulis Stemless Indian Parsley
Aletes acaulis, Stemless Indian Parsley, growing on the west foothills of the Sandia Mountains, 6,500 feet, May 15, 2004.
Angelica	ampla Giant Angelica
Giant Angelica, Angelica ampla, growing at the side of an irrigation ditch near Almont, Colorado, elevation 8,300 Feet, July 12, 2007. Large plant, 1.5 meters tall, leaves odd pinnate, trilobed, with up to seven leaflets. Flowers tiny, greenish yellow, 4 mm wide, petals 1.5 mm. Growing in shallow water.
Cicuta	douglasii Water Hemlock
Water Hemlock, Cicuta douglasii, growing along Frijoles Creek, Bandalier National Monument, New Mexico, elevation 6,400 Feet, August 20, 2007. Plant height is 1.5 meters, main umbel 5 mm dia, stems hollow, leaves opposite, compound, leaflet length 48 mm, width 11 mm. leaf veins end at notches. Seed length 21 mm, width 1.5 mm. Celery smell.
Cymopterus	planosus Rocky Mountain Spring Parsley
Cymopterus planosus, Rocky Mountain Spring Parsley, growing in Durango Mountain Park and on Animas Mountain, 7,700 feet, May 14, 2003.
Heracleum	maximum Cow Parsnip
Heracleum maximum, Cow Parsnip, growing in streams and moist meadow areas near Gothic, Colorado, elevation 9,400 feet, July 19, 2007. Likes partial shady, moist areas near streams. Plant height 1.7 meters, umbel diameter 7 inches, flower white, width 6 mm., petals 2 mm. long. Stem leaves in threes, large length 28 cm, width 40 cm. Stalk diameter is 15 mm.
Ligusticum	porteri Osha
Osha, Ligusticum porterii, growing in partial shade in meadow at Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory, Gothic, Colorado, elevation 9,500 feet, July 21, 2007. Height is 1.2 meters, umbels 12 cm in diameter, leaves doubly pinnate, first division 22 cm long, 16.5 cm wide, second division 110 mm long, 54 mm wide,.final leaflets 30 mm long, 11 mm wide. Flowers are 4 mm. wide.
Musineon	tenuifolium Slender Wild Parsley
Slender Wildparsley, Musineon tenuifolium, growing in dry gullies near West Pawnee Butte, elevation 5,300 Feet, May 21, 2007. Growing on dry wash bank, plant height 18 cm, plant width 28 cm., double umbels, flowers yellow, tiny , width 1.5 to 2.0 mm., leaves all basal, length 35 mm, width 15 mm.
Oreoxis	humilis Alpine Parsley
Oreoxis humilis, Alpine Parsley, growing on Elk Knoll just North of Pikes Peak, Colorado, elevation 12,900 feet, June 20, 2007.
Ozmorhiza	depauperata Blunt Fruited Sweet Cicely
Ozmorhiza depauperata, Blunt Fruited Sweet Cicely, growing in San Leonardo Creek Valley, north Pecos Mountains, New Mexico, 9,740 feet, June 27, 2003.
Oxypolis	fendleri
Cowbane, Oxypolis fendleri, growing in moist area near a shallow lake at Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah, 10,400 Feet, July 13, 2007. Among taller grasses near the lake which is located in an Engelmann Spruce forest. Plant height for two plants is 11 cm and 53 cm. Leaves are basal and stem, stem leaflets 53 mm long and 12 mm wide. Leaf composed of three leaflets. Basal leaves are 40 mm long and 31 mm. wide. Growth habit is reminiscent of water hemlock, cicuta, but leaf veins end at tips of leaf teeth, not at notches.
Pseudocymopterus	montanus Mountain Parsley
Pseudocymopterus montanus, Mountain Parsley, growing in Aspen meadows along the Barr Trail, 8,400 foot elevation, July 21, 2005.
Sanicula	marilandica Maryland Sanicle
Maryland Sanicle, Sanicula marilandica, growing in a marsh at the head of Monument Creek, 9,200 Feet, September 3, 2007. Height is 1.05 meters, fruits with burs, Stem leaves are alternate, trifoliate, 97 mm. long and 90 mm. wide. Basal leaves in a rosette, leaf length 90 mm, width 49 mm. Fruits are 12 mm. long and 11 mm. wide.
Sium	suave Water Parsnip
Sium suave, Water Parsnip, growing in marshy area near river, amongst tall grasses near the Yampa River, Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Plant height 0.95 meter, Umbels of umbels, acrosss maller umbel is umbel 85 mm, flower width is 3 . mm, petal < 1mm, leaf blade length 51mm, width 4mm.