FERN-LEAVED LOMATIUM

Class: Lomatium dissectum

Family: PARSLEY FAMILY

Sub Family: Apiaceae, Umbelliferae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Chocolate Tips, Carrotleaf

Colour: Deep purple or yellowish

Height: 30 cm-1.5 m (1-5')

Each Flower: 2 mm (1/10") across with 5 outcurved petals, purple stamens with anthers becoming white in maturity. Arise from broad, papery, ribbed sheaths, becoming rigid and divided into 3 stalks; each again divided bearing finely dissected leaflets.

Leaves: Leaves from base have long, ribbed stalks

Stems: Main stem tough, ribbed, hollow, purplish at base, as are main flower stems

Blooming Period: April - June

Habitat: Open rocky slopes, dry meadows, often with sagebrush and up to moderate elevations

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