Lomatium brandegeei | |
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Lomatium brandegeei alongside a tributary of Chiwakum Creek, Chelan County Washington | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Lomatium |
Species: | L. brandegeei |
Binomial name | |
Lomatium brandegeei (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.F.Macbr. | |
Lomatium brandegeei, also known as Brandegee's desert-parsley is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae that is found in the mountains of Washington and southern British Columbia.
Lomatium brandegeei produces compound umbels with yellow flowers that appear from May to June. It has a relatively short taproot, and its stems are 20–60 cm tall. The leaves are multiply divided to form narrowly eliptical to obovate leaflets with a dull surface and reticulate veination. The glabrous deflexed fruits are about 1 cm long with ridges and narrow lateral wings. [1] [2]
Lomatium brandegeei grows in the Cascade Mountains east of the Cascade crest in central to northern Washington and southern British Columbia in sparsely forested to open areas. [2]
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