Vesper multinervatus

Vesper multinervatus, synonym Cymopterus multinervatus, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family Apiaceae,^[2] known by the common name purplenerve springparsley. It is a perennial herb native to the southwestern United States, including the desert regions. It is stemless, producing leaves and inflorescence at ground level from a taproot. The leaves are erect on petioles of a few centimeters in length, with a fleshy blade dissected into waxy multilobed leaflets. The inflorescence arises on a stout purple or greenish peduncle up to about 14 centimeters tall. At the top is a rounded cluster of purple flowers sheathed in purple-veined bracts.

Vesper multinervatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Vesper
Species:	V. multinervatus
Binomial name
Vesper multinervatus (J.M.Coult. & Rose) R.L.Hartm. & G.L.Nesom[1]
Synonyms[2]
Cymopterus multinervatus (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Tidestr. Phellopterus multinervatus J.M.Coult. & Rose