Early Meadow Parsnip. Zizia aurea.

Parsley Family. May - June.

Found in meadows and river-banks. From New Brunswick and Dakota to the Gulf States.

Flowers

Yellow, tiny, in thin, flat clusters terminating branches, 8 - 30 inches high.

Leaves

Compound, generally in 3 divisions, each composed of 3 - 7 toothed leaflets.

Golden Alexanders.