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Butler's sandparsley

Ammoselinum butleri

Also called Butler's Sand Parsley

Butler's sandparsley
Photo: Mason Brock (Masebrock), Public domain

Butler's sandparsley is a small annual wildflower in the carrot family, usually under 5 cm tall, that grows in disturbed sandy ground and lawns. It is a wild plant rather than a garden or houseplant, so care is mostly about leaving it be.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Grows from seed in wet spring weather and needs no watering in gardens; it tolerates dry sandy conditions.
Soil
Sandy, well-drained soil.
Temperature
Subtropical to warm temperate; tolerates heat and drought once established.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. U.S.A. to Louisiana
Climate
subtropical

About

Ammoselinum butleria, commonly called the Butler's sandparsley, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae). It is native to North America, where it is found primarily in the South Central United States. It is most often found in disturbed sandy areas, including lawns. Its range has expanded eastward in recent times, leading some authorities to consider populations east of the Mississippi River to be non-native.

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Sandparsley

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ammoselinum butleri by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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