Lomatium bicolor

Lomatium bicolor
Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpum
Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Tribe: Selineae
Genus: Lomatium
Species: Lomatium bicolor
Binomial name
Lomatium bicolor
(S. Wats.) Coult. & Rose

Lomatium bicolor (Wasatch desertparsley)[1] is an herb of the family Apiaceae 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 umbels with yellow flowers that have relatively wide petals. The petioles are 9–14 cm long.

References

  1. "Lomatium bicolor". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
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