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Watson's desertparsley

Lomatium watsonii

Watson's desertparsley
Photo: Jhorthos, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Apiaceae (Carrot family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
C. Washington to NC. Oregon
Climate
temperate

About

Lomatium watsonii is a small perennial herb in the Apiaceae family with the common name of Watson's desertparsley. It is known only from mountain slopes and ridges in eastern Washington and Oregon.

Where it grows

Lomatium watsonii is found in mountains on the east side of the Cascade crest in Washington and northern Oregon, often on exposed mountain tops or ridges in rocky soil.

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 watsonii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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