LARGE-FRUITED LOMATIUM

Class: Lomatium macrocarpum

Family: PARSLEY FAMILY

Sub Family: Apiaceae, Umbelliferae

Year: Perennial

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Colour: White to purplish-white

Height: Up to 20 cm (8")

Each Flower: 1.2 mm (1 1/16") across with tiny outcurved petals and 2 long, protruding white stamens. Circle of tiny, downy bracts below each tight cluster

Leaves: Mostly from base with long, downy stalks, sheathing below. The many opposite, downy leaflets finely dissected

Stems: Round, ridged, downy, and reddish, especially below

Blooming Period: March - May

Habitat: Open, dry, gravelly, or rocky areas at lower elevations

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