Fernleaf biscuitroot is a native perennial wildflower of western North America, grown from a deep taproot with finely divided, fern-like leaves. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil, and does best left undisturbed once established.
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the first season, then rely on natural rainfall except in prolonged drought.
Soil
Sandy or gravelly, very well-drained soil; tolerates poor soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cool to mild climates; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
SW. Canada (S. Vancouver I.) to N. California
Climate
temperate
About
Lomatium dissectum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names fernleaf biscuitroot, fernleaf desert parsley, carrotleaf biscuitroot, chocolate tips and coastal chocolate-tips
Where it grows
Lomatium dissectum is native to much of western North America, where it grows in varied habitat. It is found in coastal areas west of the Cascade Range (var. dissectum), the eastern slopes of the Cascade Range, Rocky Mountains, Klamath Mountains, eastern Transverse Ranges and the Sierra Nevada in California.
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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.