Nine-leaf Biscuitroot, Nine-leaf Desert Parsley, Triternate Desert Parsley: Lomatium triternatum (Synonyms: Lomatium simplex var. leptophyllum, Lomatium triternatum var. alatum, Lomatium triternatum var. macrocarpum, Lomatium triternatum ssp. triternatum, Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum)

The photo at left shows the form of nine-leaf desert parsley as seen along forest road 8290 at Bird Creek at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 1, 2005. The photo at right shows one flower head of nine-leaf desert parsley as seen along forest road 8290 at Bird Creek at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams.......July 1, 2005. Note the linear bracts at the base of the flower head.

The photo at left shows a close-up of the leaves and umbel of nine-leaf desert parsley as seen along forest road 8290 at Bird Creek at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams........July 1, 2005. Note that the leaf segments are long and wider than 2 mm on this species, which can help differentiate this species from slender-fruited desert parsely (Lomatium leptocarpum). The photo at right shows a close-up of the fruits of nine-leaf desert parsley (var. triternatum) as seen along the Willard Springs Trail in Conboy Lake NWR........July 28, 2006.

Unusual, orangish-flowered samples of nine-leaf desert parsley blooming near the summit of Lookout Mountain, northern boundary of the Badger Creek Wilderness..........June 21, 2014.

The photo at left shows nine-leaf desert parsley along Rd K3000 on the southeast side of Mt Adams near an elevation of 2980'.........May 7, 2005. The photo at right shows nine-leaf desert parsley at a bald along the Surveyor's Ridge Trail #688 about one mile northwest of Gibson Prairie Horse Camp, Mount Hood National Forest.....June 11, 2024.