Lomatium caruifolium
Introduction '''''Lomatium caruifolium''''', known by the common name '''alkali desertparsley''', is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family.
Distribution The perennial herb is endemic to California, in the Central Valley and the foothills of the Inner California Coast Ranges and Sierra Nevada.It grows in seasonally wet grassland and riparian areas, such as vernal pools, and other temporary and alkaline puddles.==Description== ''Lomatium caruifolium'' grows from a taproot, to  in height. It generally lacks a stem, producing erect leaves and inflorescences from ground level. The leaves are up to 30 centimeters long and divided into many highly divided leaflets with narrow, pointed lobes.The inflorescence is topped with an umbel of yellowish to purplish flowers.===Varieties===*''Lomatium caruifolium'' var. ''caruifolium'' — primarily San Joaquin Valley, Bay Area, California Coast Ranges, central Sierra Nevada foothills. *''Lomatium caruifolium'' var. ''denticulatum'' — primarily in the Sacramento Valley, northern Sierra Nevada foothills.
References
External links * Calflora Database: ''Lomatium caruifolium'' (Alkali parsnip, alkali desertparsley, caraway leaved lomatium)* Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Lomatium caruifolium''* USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium caruifolium'' (alkali desertparsley)* UC Photos gallery — ''Lomatium caruifolium''