[Biscuitroots and Desert Parsleys: The Genus Lomatium East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Klickitat Desert Parsley, Klickitat Lomatium

Lomatium klickitatense

Synonym: Lomatium grayi in part

Klickitat Desert Parsley, Klickitat Lomatium: Lomatium klickitatense (Synonym: Lomatium grayi in part)

The photo above shows a large pungent desert parsley as seen on the northern outskirts of Klickitat, WA. Note the glaucous gray-green foliage consisting of numerous short, thin segments oriented in many directions rather than in one plane.........April 13, 2007. Note also the common camas in a moist spot behind the desert parsley.

Klickitat Desert Parsley, Klickitat Lomatium: Lomatium klickitatense (Synonym: Lomatium grayi in part) - Klickitat Desert Parsley, Klickitat Lomatium: Lomatium klickitatense (Synonym: Lomatium grayi in part)

The photo above shows a large pungent desert parsley as seen amongst bulbous blue grass and common camas (Camassia quamash) on the northern outskirts of Klickitat, WA. Note the glaucous gray-green foliage consisting of numerous short, thin segments oriented in many directions rather than in one plane.........April 13, 2007.

Klickitat Desert Parsley, Klickitat Lomatium: Lomatium klickitatense (Synonym: Lomatium grayi in part)

Pungent desert parsley as seen on the grounds of The Dalles Discovery Center, The Dalles, OR.........April 5, 2016.

Klickitat Desert Parsley, Klickitat Lomatium: Lomatium klickitatense (Synonym: Lomatium grayi in part) - Klickitat Desert Parsley, Klickitat Lomatium: Lomatium klickitatense (Synonym: Lomatium grayi in part)

Klickitat desert parsley in bloom in a garden refuse pile where it is probably a garden escapee, north of Spokane, WA (far east of its normal range)......May 4, 2019.

Klickitat Desert Parsley, Klickitat Lomatium: Lomatium klickitatense (Synonym: Lomatium grayi in part)

Klickitat desert parsley with fruits developing in a garden refuse pile where it is probably a garden escapee, north of Spokane, WA (far east of its normal range)......May25, 2023.

Paul Slichter