Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Golden Alexanders

Family: Apiaceae (Carrot family, Parsley family)

Distribution: United States

Life form: Perennial plant

Comments: This native perennial is a relative of the carrot and is a host plant for the black swallowtail butterfly. It blooms in the spring with ornamental furit that changes color throughout the summertime. It is most often found in habitats such as moist black soil prairies, openings in moist to mesic woodlands, savannas, thickets, limestone glades and bluffs, power line clearings in woodland areas, abandoned fields, and wet meadows. Golden Alexanders is known for its ability to survive dry summers even though it prefers wet habitats.