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Zizia

Zizia is a genus of flowering plants in the parsley family, Apiaceae. It was named after Johann Baptist Ziz (1779–1829), a German botanist from the Rhineland. It is native to North America.

Like most other plants in the family, these produce umbels of flowers.

Species include:

  • Zizia aptera – heartleaf alexanders, meadowparsnip, meadow zizia
  • Zizia aurea – golden alexanders, golden zizia
  • Zizia trifoliata – meadow alexanders