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Neoparrya
Sign in to saveNeoparrya is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. Its only species is Neoparrya lithophila, also known by the common names '''Bill's neoparrya and rock-loving aletes'''. It is native to Colorado and New Mexico.
Species
Rock-loving Neoparrya
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderApiales
- FamilyApiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
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- 4
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Collections
- CAS, VT
- Recorded in
- United States
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Neoparrya is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae. Its only species is Neoparrya lithophila, also known by the common names '''Bill's neoparrya and rock-loving aletes'. It is native to Colorado and New Mexico.
This perennial plant produces a clump of herbage up to tall. Its leaves are green, rigid, and glossy, measuring are up to long and divided into segments up to in length. The inflorescence is an umbel with up to 10 reflexed rays bearing yellow flowers. The fruit has scattered oil tubes, a characteristic that helps distinguish this plant from related species. When crushed, the fruits smell like "fresh peaches".
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