Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Lomatium cusickii (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose |
Bibliography | Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 7: 226 (1900) |
Native Range | nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 1800-2900m |
Description | taproot, leaves in outline obovate, ternately compound, segments few, filiform to linear, acuminate, rays of umbel unequal, bracts of involucel filiform |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | white, purple |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or as soon as possible |
Synonyms | Cogswellia brecciarum M.E.Jones Cogswellia cusickii (S.Watson) M.E.Jones Cynomarathrum brecciarum (M.E.Jones) Rydb. Peucedanum cusickii S.Watson |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) |