Common Lomatium - Desert Parsley

Common Lomatium - New Native

Located close to fence along Marvin Rd in the Camus field. 

Lomatium utriculatum
Fine-Leaf Desert Parsley
Upright clump. Stems leafy, hairless or sparsely hairy. Leaves mostly basal, a few on lower stem, petioles widely sheathing to first branch; blade dissected pinnately into very narrow, linear, fern-like leaflets. Inflorescence small, with compact clusters in open umbels. Flowers small, bright yellow, sustained by egg-shaped, overlapping bractlets. Grows in meadows, woodlands, open and often rocky places, from near coastline to mid elevations. One of the longest-blooming flowers, starting as early as January and found as late as July.

Rarity: Common, Flowering Time: All Spring, Life Cycle: Perennial

Height: 6--24 inches, Habitat: West-Side Forest, Meadow, Coastal

Native: Yes