burnet-saxifrage
(Pimpinella saxifraga)
This species is Introduced in the United States
Origin
Native to the British Isles, temperate Europe, and Western Asia.
Appearance
Pimpinella saxifraga is an erect herbaceous perennial growing up to about 1.5-3′ (0.5-0.9 m) tall with a long taproot. The stem is slender and solid. This plant looks very much like Daucus carota, wild carrot.
Foliage
P. saxifraga has alternate compound leaves. The basal leaf blades are pinnate (divided) to bipinnate with toothed oval leaflets. The stem leaves are bipinnate (twice divided) with narrow leaflets.
Flowers
The small white flowers have 5 petals. They are held on very short styles in a terminal compound umbel.
Fruit
The small flat ovate fruits are schizocarps from 0.12-0.16" (2-3 mm) long. They are very slightly ribbed.
Ecological Threat
P. saxifraga can tolerate a wide variety of growing conditions. It prefers calcareous grasslands but can also be found on acidic sands.
Citations
Rawlins, K.A., R.L. Winston, C.T. Bargeron, D.J. Moorhead, and R. Carroll. 2018. New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral United States. USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Assessment and Applied Sciences Team, Morgantown, West Virginia. FHTET-2017-04. Retrieved from https://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/pdf/FHTET-2017-04_New%20Invaders_NE.pdf
Native to the British Isles, temperate Europe, and Western Asia.
Appearance
Pimpinella saxifraga is an erect herbaceous perennial growing up to about 1.5-3′ (0.5-0.9 m) tall with a long taproot. The stem is slender and solid. This plant looks very much like Daucus carota, wild carrot.
Foliage
P. saxifraga has alternate compound leaves. The basal leaf blades are pinnate (divided) to bipinnate with toothed oval leaflets. The stem leaves are bipinnate (twice divided) with narrow leaflets.
Flowers
The small white flowers have 5 petals. They are held on very short styles in a terminal compound umbel.
Fruit
The small flat ovate fruits are schizocarps from 0.12-0.16" (2-3 mm) long. They are very slightly ribbed.
Ecological Threat
P. saxifraga can tolerate a wide variety of growing conditions. It prefers calcareous grasslands but can also be found on acidic sands.
Citations
Rawlins, K.A., R.L. Winston, C.T. Bargeron, D.J. Moorhead, and R. Carroll. 2018. New Invaders of the Northeast and Northcentral United States. USDA Forest Service, Forest Health Assessment and Applied Sciences Team, Morgantown, West Virginia. FHTET-2017-04. Retrieved from https://bugwoodcloud.org/resource/pdf/FHTET-2017-04_New%20Invaders_NE.pdf
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Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
State Lists - This map identifies those states that have this species on their invasive species list or law.
Invasive Listing Sources
Taxonomic Rank
| Domain: Eukarya |
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder: Asteranae |
| Order: Apiales |
| Family: Apiaceae |
| Genus: Pimpinella |
| Pimpinella saxifraga |
References
Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.