''Lomatium bicolor'' (Wasatch desertparsley)
is an herb of the family
Apiaceae
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 p ...
that occurs in two
varieties, ''Lomatium bicolor'' var. ''leptocarpum'' and ''Lomatium bicolor'' var. ''bicolor''.
It is 20–50 cm tall and the stems are split at the ground. ''Lomatium bicolor'' has glabrous, or mildly scabrous, compound
umbel
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s with yellow flowers that have relatively wide
petal
Petals are modified leaves that form an inner whorl surrounding the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly coloured or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''corol ...
s. The
petioles are 9–14 cm long.
References
External links
USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium bicolor var. bicolorUSDA Plants Profile for Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpumUnited States Forest Service
External links
USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium bicolor'' (Wasatch desertparsley)
bicolor
Flora of the Western United States
Flora of the Great Basin
Flora of California
Endemic flora of the United States
Taxa named by John Merle Coulter
Taxa named by Sereno Watson
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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