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Ptilimnium capillaceum
Herbwilliam is a small native herb of the carrot family found in the eastern and central United States, typically 4 to 31 inches tall. It grows in open woods, flatwoods and hammocks and tolerates a range of soils and light levels.
Ptilimnium capillaceum, known by the common name of herbwilliam, is a member of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is a perennial herb, native to the eastern United States, from Texas to Massachusetts.
This species' range encompasses eastern and central United States, stretching westward to Texas and south to Florida's Miami-Dade and Collier counties.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ptilimnium capillaceum 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.
