''Lomatium bicolor'' (Wasatch desertparsley) is an herb of the family

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that occurs in two

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, ''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

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s with yellow flowers that have relatively wide

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s. The

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s are 9–14 cm long.

References

External links

USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium bicolor var. bicolor

USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpum

United 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 {{Apiaceae-stub