§1 Plant
Zizia aptera (A. Gray) Fernald
vernacular meadow zizia — species · Apiaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Apiaceae Lindl.
- Genus
- Zizia
§2a
Native status, by region
- CAN Canada Native
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 524 counties across 28 states/territories§3Cultivation
No cultivation specs.
USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 524 counties across 28 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 7 N ▾
Arkansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Georgia view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Illinois view state ↗ 17 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Iowa view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Kentucky view state ↗ 34 N ▾
- Bath 21011
- Bell 21013
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Clay 21051
- Edmonson 21061
- Estill 21065
- Fleming 21069
- Garrard 21079
- Hardin 21093
- Harlan 21095
- Harrison 21097
- Hart 21099
- Jessamine 21113
- Lawrence 21127
- Lee 21129
- Lincoln 21137
- Logan 21141
- Madison 21151
- Martin 21159
- McCreary 21147
- Menifee 21165
- Montgomery 21173
- Nelson 21179
- Oldham 21185
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Powell 21197
- Pulaski 21199
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Wayne 21231
- Wolfe 21237
Michigan view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Minnesota view state ↗ 74 N ▾
- Anoka 27003
- Becker 27005
- Beltrami 27007
- Benton 27009
- Big Stone 27011
- Blue Earth 27013
- Brown 27015
- Cass 27021
- Chippewa 27023
- Clay 27027
- Cook 27031
- Cottonwood 27033
- Crow Wing 27035
- Dakota 27037
- Dodge 27039
- Douglas 27041
- Faribault 27043
- Fillmore 27045
- Goodhue 27049
- Grant 27051
- Hennepin 27053
- Houston 27055
- Hubbard 27057
- Isanti 27059
- Itasca 27061
- Jackson 27063
- Kandiyohi 27067
- Kittson 27069
- Koochiching 27071
- Lac qui Parle 27073
- Lake 27075
- Lincoln 27081
- Lyon 27083
- Mahnomen 27087
- Marshall 27089
- Martin 27091
- McLeod 27085
- Meeker 27093
- Morrison 27097
- Mower 27099
- Murray 27101
- Nobles 27105
- Norman 27107
- Olmsted 27109
- Otter Tail 27111
- Pennington 27113
- Pine 27115
- Pipestone 27117
- Polk 27119
- Pope 27121
- Ramsey 27123
- Red Lake 27125
- Redwood 27127
- Renville 27129
- Rock 27133
- Roseau 27135
- Scott 27139
- Sibley 27143
- St. Louis 27137
- Stearns 27145
- Steele 27147
- Stevens 27149
- Swift 27151
- Todd 27153
- Traverse 27155
- Wabasha 27157
- Wadena 27159
- Waseca 27161
- Washington 27163
- Watonwan 27165
- Wilkin 27167
- Winona 27169
- Wright 27171
- Yellow Medicine 27173
Missouri view state ↗ 24 N ▾
- Barry 29009
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Callaway 29027
- Carter 29035
- Christian 29043
- Dent 29065
- Franklin 29071
- Hickory 29085
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Laclede 29105
- McDonald 29119
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Ralls 29173
- Reynolds 29179
- Shannon 29203
- St. Louis 29189
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
Montana view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New Jersey view state ↗ 15 N ▾
New York view state ↗ 21 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Alexander 37003
- Ashe 37009
- Buncombe 37021
- Burke 37023
- Caldwell 37027
- Caswell 37033
- Chatham 37037
- Cherokee 37039
- Clay 37043
- Durham 37063
- Forsyth 37067
- Franklin 37069
- Granville 37077
- Guilford 37081
- Harnett 37085
- Haywood 37087
- Henderson 37089
- Iredell 37097
- Jackson 37099
- Lee 37105
- Macon 37113
- Mitchell 37121
- Moore 37125
- Nash 37127
- Northampton 37131
- Orange 37135
- Polk 37149
- Richmond 37153
- Rutherford 37161
- Scotland 37165
- Stanly 37167
- Swain 37173
- Vance 37181
- Wake 37183
- Warren 37185
- Watauga 37189
- Wilkes 37193
North Dakota view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Barnes 38003
- Benson 38005
- Bottineau 38009
- Burke 38013
- Burleigh 38015
- Cass 38017
- Cavalier 38019
- Dickey 38021
- Divide 38023
- Dunn 38025
- Eddy 38027
- Emmons 38029
- Grand Forks 38035
- Griggs 38039
- Kidder 38043
- LaMoure 38045
- McHenry 38049
- McLean 38055
- Mountrail 38061
- Pembina 38067
- Pierce 38069
- Ramsey 38071
- Ransom 38073
- Richland 38077
- Rolette 38079
- Sargent 38081
- Sheridan 38083
- Steele 38091
- Stutsman 38093
- Ward 38101
- Wells 38103
- Williams 38105
Ohio view state ↗ 12 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 2 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Adams 42001
- Allegheny 42003
- Bedford 42009
- Berks 42011
- Blair 42013
- Bucks 42017
- Butler 42019
- Cambria 42021
- Carbon 42025
- Centre 42027
- Chester 42029
- Cumberland 42041
- Dauphin 42043
- Delaware 42045
- Fayette 42051
- Franklin 42055
- Fulton 42057
- Huntingdon 42061
- Indiana 42063
- Lackawanna 42069
- Lancaster 42071
- Lebanon 42075
- Lehigh 42077
- Luzerne 42079
- Lycoming 42081
- Mifflin 42087
- Monroe 42089
- Montgomery 42091
- Northampton 42095
- Northumberland 42097
- Perry 42099
- Philadelphia 42101
- Pike 42103
- Schuylkill 42107
- Snyder 42109
- Somerset 42111
- Sullivan 42113
- Union 42119
- Venango 42121
- Warren 42123
- Westmoreland 42129
- Wyoming 42131
- York 42133
South Carolina view state ↗ 10 N ▾
South Dakota view state ↗ 10 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 37 N ▾
- Anderson 47001
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Bradley 47011
- Campbell 47013
- Cannon 47015
- Cheatham 47021
- Claiborne 47025
- Clay 47027
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Fentress 47049
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hamilton 47065
- Haywood 47075
- Jackson 47087
- Knox 47093
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Marion 47115
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Pickett 47137
- Roane 47145
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Stewart 47161
- Sumner 47165
- Van Buren 47175
- Washington 47179
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
- Wilson 47189
Virginia view state ↗ 43 N ▾
- Albemarle 51003
- Amherst 51009
- Augusta 51015
- Bath 51017
- Bedford 51019
- Bland 51021
- Botetourt 51023
- Buchanan 51027
- Campbell 51031
- Chesterfield 51041
- Craig 51045
- Culpeper 51047
- Fairfax 51059
- Fauquier 51061
- Floyd 51063
- Fluvanna 51065
- Frederick 51069
- Greene 51079
- Greensville 51081
- Henrico 51087
- Highland 51091
- Lee 51105
- Madison 51113
- Montgomery 51121
- Nelson 51125
- Northampton 51131
- Orange 51137
- Page 51139
- Pittsylvania 51143
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Rappahannock 51157
- Roanoke 51161
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Smyth 51173
- Sussex 51183
- Warren 51187
- Washington 51191
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
West Virginia view state ↗ 31 N ▾
- Barbour 54001
- Berkeley 54003
- Braxton 54007
- Cabell 54011
- Fayette 54019
- Gilmer 54021
- Grant 54023
- Greenbrier 54025
- Hampshire 54027
- Hancock 54029
- Hardy 54031
- Harrison 54033
- Kanawha 54039
- Mineral 54057
- Mingo 54059
- Monongalia 54061
- Nicholas 54067
- Ohio 54069
- Pendleton 54071
- Pocahontas 54075
- Preston 54077
- Raleigh 54081
- Randolph 54083
- Ritchie 54085
- Summers 54089
- Tucker 54093
- Upshur 54097
- Wayne 54099
- Wetzel 54103
- Wirt 54105
- Wyoming 54109
Wisconsin view state ↗ 22 N ▾
- Barron 55005
- Bayfield 55007
- Columbia 55021
- Dane 55025
- Dodge 55027
- Douglas 55031
- Dunn 55033
- Fond du Lac 55039
- Green Lake 55047
- Kenosha 55059
- Lafayette 55065
- Milwaukee 55079
- Pepin 55091
- Racine 55101
- Rock 55105
- Sheboygan 55117
- Trempealeau 55121
- Vernon 55123
- Walworth 55127
- Washburn 55129
- Waukesha 55133
- Winnebago 55139
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/ZIAP ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/3034518 ↗Record version
Cached and built locally. Source version on this record:
usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26
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