Bare-stem Desert Parsley, Barestem Biscuitroot, Indian-consumption-plant, Pestle Parsnip: Lomatium nudicaule (Synonyms: Cogswellia nudicaulis, Lomatium platyphyllum)

Barestem desert parsley in bloom at left in moist swales on the open slope above the Klickitat River about two miles south of Grayback Mountain.......May 7, 2020. The image at right shows barestem desert parsley beginning to bloom along the Champion Haul Road about half a mile north of WA Highway 142......March 24, 2024.

The photo at left shows the distinctive inflated peduncle at the base of the umbel of bare-stem desert parsley as seen at a DNR rock quarry at about 4100' abreast a ridge dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams...........May 29, 2005. The photo at right shows the foliage, including the long petioles and the broad leaflets of the same bare-stem desert parsley as seen at a DNR rock quarry at about 4100' abreast a ridge dividing the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams...........May 29, 2005

Barestem desert parsley blooming along the Dalles Mountain Road in the lower part of the Columbia Hills State Park..........April 12, 2014.