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Lomatium congdonii
Also called Congdon's Lomatium
Mariposa desertparsley is a native California perennial herb in the carrot family, known from only about 20 sites in the Sierra Nevada foothills, often on serpentine soils in oak woodland. It needs sharp drainage, full sun and a dry summer rest to thrive.
Lomatium congdonii, known by the common names Mariposa desertparsley and Congdon's lomatium, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family.
Lomatium congdonii is endemic to California, where it is known from only about 20 occurrences in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. It grows in oak woodland habitat, often on serpentine soils.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lomatium congdonii 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.
