Apiaceae
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
- Found In: Siskiyous, Olympic Np
- Native: Yes
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