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Lomatium martindalei
Also called Cascade Desert Parsley, Coast Range Lomatium, Martindale's Desert Parsley, Martindale's Lomatium, Few Fruit Lomatium, Cascade Biscuitroot
Cascade desertparsley is a small native perennial herb of the carrot family that grows from a taproot, with ground-level leaves and a short flower stalk. It needs sharp drainage and full sun, and does best in dry, open sites such as rocky slopes or gravelly soil.
Lomatium martindalei is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names Cascade desertparsley and coast range lomatium, native to western North America.
Lomatium martindalei is native to the west coast of North America, from Vancouver Island south to the Klamath Mountains of far northern California. It can be found in a number of open coastal and inland habitats, from coastal plains to high mountain talus and meadows.
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 martindalei 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.
