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