Indian Parsley - Parsley -Apiaceae (Carrot Family)  Lomatium dissectum
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flower buds of Lomatium dissectum
umbels of flowers

leaves of Lomatium dissectum

  


Photo Details
1. flower buds - April 15, 2006 - Red Butte Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah
2. flowers on plant at Little Cottonwood Canyon,  Salt Lake County, Utah - May  7, 2006
3. leaves -
April 15, 2006 - Red Butte Canyon, Salt Lake County, Utah

Characteristics
1 to 3 feet tall, Blooms  in April and May and are greenish yellow
 

Other
Other common Names -
Carrotleaf Biscuitroot, Chocolate-tips, Cough Root, Fernleaf Biscuitroot, Fernleaf Lomatium, Wild Carrot
Host plant for
Anise Swallowtail - Papilio zelicaon nitra, form gothica
Baird's Swallowtail - Papilio machaon bairdii

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