Family | APIACEAE |
Genus species | Lomatium serpentinum (M.E.Jones) Mathias |
Bibliography | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 25: 271 (1937) |
Native Range | nw. USA to Utah |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Description | acaulescent, glabrous, leaves in outline oblong, 1-2-ternate, then bipinnate, segments crowded, lanceolate, rays of umbel unequal, bracts of involucel linear, 5mm |
Size | 20-25cm |
Color | bright yellow |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | + |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed when ripe or in early spring |
Synonyms | Cogswellia serpentina M.E.Jones |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (UTA Utah) |