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COMMON NAME

golden Alexander

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Zizia aurea

ALSO KNOWN AS

Golden zizia

Plant family

Carrot (Apiaceae)

Plant group

Wildflowers and Herbs

Golden Alexander is a flowering perennial of the carrot family. This wildflower grows to 1 to 3 feet tall. It blooms from April through August with a delicate, yellow, umbrel-shaped flower head.
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Golden Alexander prefers moist soil.  Hardy in USDA zones 4-9, it can be found from New Brunswick to Saskatchewan in Canada, and south into Florida and Texas in the United States. 

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Golden Alexander attracts butterflies and is the larval host of the black swallowtail and Ozark swallowtail.

DISTRIBUTION IN TH U.S.
Alabama , Arkansas , Connecticut , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Iowa , Illinois , Indiana , Kansas , Kentucky , Louisiana , Massachusetts , Maryland , Maine , Michigan , Minnesota , Missouri , Mississippi , Montana , North Carolina , North Dakota , Nebraska , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Oklahoma , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , South Carolina , South Dakota , Tennessee , Texas , Virginia , Vermont , Wisconsin , West Virginia
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