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Lomatium columbianum
Also called Columbia Desert Parsley
Purple leptotaenia is a bushy, drought-tolerant perennial from the carrot family that grows in dry, rocky places along the Columbia River. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and it dislikes wet roots.
Lomatium columbianum is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae known by the common names purple leptotaenia and Columbia desert parsley. It is endemic to the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington, mostly along the Columbia River east of the Cascades.
Lomatium columbianum is found in the lower Columbia River basin in Washington and Oregon. It grows in dry rocky soils in full sun. It is found in basalt outcrops and shrub-steppe. It can be found in elevations between 100' and 3700'.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lomatium columbianum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
