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Donnell's biscuitroot

Lomatium donnellii

Also called Glaucous desert parsley, Glaucous Lomatium, Plummer's Lomatium

Donnell's biscuitroot
Photo: Adamschneider, CC BY-SA 4.0

Donnell's biscuitroot is a native perennial wildflower of the carrot family from the western United States. It suits dry, sunny sites and is grown mainly by native-plant gardeners who want drought-tolerant plants.

Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings and avoid wet roots.
Soil
Well-drained, gritty or sandy soil with minimal organic matter.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect from prolonged waterlogging in cold, wet winters.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Lomatium donnellii (Donnell's biscuitroot or glaucous desert parsley) is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae, in the Western United States.

Other Lomatium plants

Wyeth biscuitroot · Plumas lomatium · Wasatch desertparsley · Bradshaw's desertparsley · Brandegee's desertparsley · California lomatium · Canby's biscuitroot · Alkali desertparsley · Yolla Bolly biscuitroot · Purple leptotaenia · Mariposa desertparsley · Agate desertparsley

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lomatium donnellii 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.

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