| Erigenia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Erigenieae Rydb. |
| Genus: | Erigenia Nutt. |
| Species: | E. bulbosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Erigenia bulbosa | |
Erigenia bulbosa, also known as harbinger of spring or pepper and salt,[2] is a flowering perennial plant in the family Apiaceae. E. bulbosa is the only species in the genus Erigenia and tribe Erigenieae.[3] This plant is known as harbinger of spring because it is one of the earliest blooming native wildflowers of rich forests in the mid-latitude United States. Throughout most of its range it blooms from late February through early April.[4]
- ^ NatureServe (1 March 2024). "Erigenia bulbosa". NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data accessed through NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Voss, Edward G.; Reznicek, Anton A. (2012-02-08). Field Manual of Michigan Flora. University of Michigan Press. p. 331. ISBN 978-0-472-11811-3. Retrieved 24 March 2024 – via Google Books.
- ^ Downie, Stephen R.; Spalik, Krzysztof; Katz-Downie, Deborah S.; Reduron, Jean-Pierre (1 August 2010). "Major clades within Apiaceae subfamily Apioideae as inferred by phylogenetic analysis of nrDNA ITS sequences". Plant Diversity and Evolution. 128 (1): 111–136. doi:10.1127/1869-6155/2010/0128-0005.
- ^ "Erigenia bulbosa (Harbinger of Spring): Plant Phenology". iNaturalist.org. Retrieved 2018-10-19.