''Cymopterus basalticus'' is a species of flowering plant in the
carrot family
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plan ...
known by the common name Intermountain wavewing. It is native only to parts of
Utah and
White Pine County
White Pine County is a largely rural, mountain county along the central eastern boundary of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,030. Its county seat is Ely. The name "(Rocky Mountain) white pine" is an old ...
,
Nevada in the United States. It is a perennial herb, to tall, and produces purple or yellow flowers in spring. ''C. basalticus'' grows on bare
basaltic and clay soils typically in
pinyon-juniper woodland and
sagebrush communities.
References
basalticus
Flora of Nevada
Flora of Utah
Endemic flora of the United States
Endangered flora of the United States
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