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Golden Alexanders
Zizia aurea
• Family: Carrot (Apiaceae)
• Habitat: wet meadows and thickets, swamps
• Height: 1-3 feet
• Flower size: tiny, in a flat-topped cluster 2 inches across
• Flower color: yellow
• Flowering time: April to June
• Origin: native
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The divided leaves with toothed edges help to distinguish golden alexanders from similar plants, such as heart-leaved alexanders and yellow pimpernel. |