Tauschia arguta is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name southern umbrellawort.

[2] Tauschia arguta is a perennial herb growing 30 to 70 centimeters tall.

The leaves have blades which are divided into several toothed leaflets and borne on long petioles.

The inflorescence is a compound umbel of yellow flowers with up to 25 rays measuring 2 to 12 centimeters long each.

The fruit is almost a centimeter long and has deep longitudinal ribs.