Flora:Smooth Desert Parsley
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
Lomatium grayi |
Parsley Family |
Alternate Names: Gray's Biscuitroot, Gray's Desert Parsley, Gray's Lomatium, Milfoil Lomatium
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Links
- Burke Museum
- CalFlora
- CalPhotos
- E-Flora BC
- Forestry Images
- Turner Photographics
- US Department of Agriculture Link
- Washington Flora Checklist
- Wildflowers.org
Description
Pungent Desert Parsley is one of the larger varieties of Lomatium in our area. Look for large, bright green plants with bright yellow flowers early in the spring.
Distinguishing Desert Parsleys and Biscuitroots
brown flowers | Carrotleaf Biscuitroot | Lomatium dissectum |
pink flowers; green flower stems | Columbia Gorge Desert Parsley | Lomatium columbianum |
pink flowers; purple flower stems | John Day Valley Desert Parsley | Lomatium minus |
white flowers; plant larger than 8 inches | Geyer's Desert Parsley | Lomatium geyeri |
white flowers;plant smaller than 8 inches; crowded leaf segments; tight flower clusters | Canby's Desert Parsley | Lomatium canbyi |
white flowers;plant smaller than 8 inches; narrow leaf segments | Salt and Pepper | Lomatium piperi |
white flowers; plant smaller than 8 inches; narrow leaf segments | Gorman's Desert Parsley | Lomatium gormanii |
yellow flowers; leaves branching from stems | Swale Desert Parsley | Lomatium ambiguum |
yellow flowers; less than 5 inch plant; green basal leaves | Cous Desert Parsley | Lomatium cous |
yellow flowers; less than 5 inch plant; flower stems dip to near the ground | Henderson's Desert Parsley | Lomatium hendersonii |
yellow flowers; less than 5 inch plant; grayish basal leaves | Gray Leaved Desert Parsley | Lomatium macrocarpum |
yellow flowers; less than 5 inch plant; green basal leaves often with reddish tips | Watson's Desert Parsley | Lomatium watsonii |
yellow flowers; thick stem beneath flowers; basal leaves; leaf segments up to 2 inches long, 1 inch wide | Barestem Biscuitroot | Lomatium nudicaule |
yellow flowers; basal leaves; very narrow leaf segments up to 2 inches long | Suksdorf's Desert Parsley | Lomatium suksdorfii |
yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; leaf segments wider, comparable to cilantro | Cascade Desert Parsley | Lomatium martindalei |
yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; narrow leaf segments | Slender Fruited Desert Parsley | Lomatium bicolor |
yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; narrow leaf segments | Nine Leaved Desert Parsley | Lomatium triternatum |
yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; leaf segments 1/2-1 inch long | Pungent Desert Parsley | Lomatium grayi |
yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; tiny leaf segments | Smooth Desert Parsley | Lomatium laevigatum |
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