Prionosciadium

Prionosciadium is a genus in the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. The plants are biennial herbs with large taproots.^[3][4][5]

Prionosciadium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Selineae
Genus:	Prionosciadium S. Wats.
Type species
Prionosciadium madrense S. Wats.[1][2]

Species

There are currently 14 described species in Prionosciadium:^[6][7]

• Prionosciadium bellii Mathias & Constance - Michoacán
• Prionosciadium cuneatum J.M.Coult. & Rose - Jalisco
• Prionosciadium diversifolium Rose - Guerrero
• Prionosciadium humile Rose - Nuevo León
• Prionosciadium lilacinum Mathias & Constance - Jalisco, Nayarit
• Prionosciadium linearifolium (S. Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose - Puebla, Zacatecas
• Prionosciadium madrense S. Wats. - Chihuahua
• Prionosciadium megacarpum J.M.Coult. & Rose - Oaxaca
• Prionosciadium nelsonii J.M.Coult. & Rose - Morelos, Chiapas
• Prionosciadium saraviki Laferr. - Chihuahua
• Prionosciadium tamayoi Cuevas et N. M. Núñez - Jalisco
• Prionosciadium thapsoides (DC.) Mathias - Veracruz, Mexico State
• Prionosciadium townsendii Rose - Chihuahua
• Prionosciadium watsonii J.M.Coult. & Rose - Durango, Sinaloa, Oaxaca