golden alexanders
noun
golden al·ex·an·ders
-ˌa-lig-ˈzan-dərz 
-ˌe-lig-
variants
or golden Alexanders
plural in form but singular or plural in construction
: a North American yellow-flowered perennial herb (Zizia aurea) of the carrot family occurring in moist woods and meadows
also
: any of several related herbs
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Like most meadow stewards, I’m transfixed from the first golden alexanders of spring to the last goldenrods and Joe Pye weeds of autumn.
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Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
Perennials include milkweeds, asters, senna, golden alexanders, violets, toothworts, turtlehead, hairy beardtongue, hibiscus, and pussytoes.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2022
The plant on the left is the nearly-identical Zizia aurea, also called golden Alexander — a native perennial and important plant food for the Missouri woodland swallowtail butterfly, according to the Missouri Botanical Garden.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2018
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Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
Perennials include milkweeds, asters, senna, golden alexanders, violets, toothworts, turtlehead, hairy beardtongue, hibiscus, and pussytoes.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 13 Apr. 2022
The plant on the left is the nearly-identical Zizia aurea, also called golden Alexander — a native perennial and important plant food for the Missouri woodland swallowtail butterfly, according to the Missouri Botanical Garden.
—Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2018
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