Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Lomatium tuberosum Hoover |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 200-800m |
Description | basal leaves grey-green, glabrous, finely pinnate, stem leaves absent, flowers in umbels, achenes elliptic, wings narrow and thick |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | pale purple, yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | tuberous perennial |
Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible division of resting tubers |
Territory |
Northern America
Northwestern U.S.A. (Washington) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | APIACEAE
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