Prionosciadium thapsoides is a plant species native to the States of Veracruz and México, in the República de México, as well as Guatemala.

[2][3][4][5] Prionosciadium thapsoides is a biennial herb with a large taproot.

Leaves are bipinnately compound, the leaflets pinnately lobed with broad obovate lobes.

Flowers are white, borne in dense compound umbels at the top of the flowering stalk.

[6][7][8] Chemical studies have revealed the existence of several new dihydrofurochromones in the roots.