Water Cowbane

Oxypolis filiformis

Water cowbane is a slender Southeastern wetland member of the carrot family, with flat white flower umbels feeding pollinators in wet pine savannas and marsh edges.

Family: Apiaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 2–4 ft
Spacing: 1–1.5 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: wet
Soil pH: acidic
Bloom: July, August, September
Bloom colors: white
Wildlife value: pollinators
Landscape uses: border, rain garden
Native states: AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC