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Mountain pimpernel

Taenidia montana

Also called Shale Barren Pimpernel

Mountain pimpernel
Photo: Stacey Hodes, CC BY 4.0

Mountain pimpernel is a small native perennial wildflower of the carrot family, found on shale barrens and dry rocky slopes in the eastern United States. It is best grown in lean, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade and left undisturbed.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Part shade, Full sun
Water
Water sparingly, letting the soil dry between waterings; it tolerates drought once established.
Soil
Lean, rocky, well-drained soil such as shale or gritty loam.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; tolerates winter cold well.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
S. Pennsylvania to NE. & W. Virginia
Climate
temperate

About

Taenidia montana, the mountain pimpernel, is a herbaceous flowering perennial from the family Apiaceae. It is native to the Eastern United States (Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and Maryland).

Other Taenidia plants

Yellow pimpernel · Pimpernel

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Taenidia montana 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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