Podistera

Podistera is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family. The four species are native to western North America, where they grow in high mountains and northern latitudes. They are compact, mat-forming perennial herbs with a low, clumpy habit common among plants growing in harsh, exposed, cold, dry habitat.

Podistera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Selineae
Genus:	Podistera S.Watson
Species
4, see text.

Species:

• Podistera eastwoodiae - Eastwood's podistera (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico)
• Podistera macounii - Macoun's woodroot (Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories)
• Podistera nevadensis - Sierra podistera (California)
• Podistera yukonensis - Yukon podistera (Alaska, Yukon)