''Lomatium suksdorfii'' (Suksdorf's desertparsley)
is a
perennial herb
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of the family
Apiaceae that grows in
Washington and
Oregon,
United States.
It is 50–200 cm tall, glabrous,
caulescent
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, and has a
taproot. It flowers from late March to May, with compound
umbels
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of yellow flowers, each umbellule enclosed by thin
bract
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s. The leaves have long
petioles and are dissected into long, thin blades.
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium suksdorfii''WA.gov: ''Lomatium suksdorfii''
suksdorfii
Flora of Oregon
Flora of Washington (state)
Endemic flora of the United States
Taxa named by John Merle Coulter
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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