Nineleaf Desert Parsley, Nine-leaf Desert Parsley
Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum
Synonyms: Lomatium simplex var. leptophyllum, Lomatium triternatum var. alatum, Lomatium triternatum var. macrocarpum, Lomatium triternatum ssp. triternatum
The photo above 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 above 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 above 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.
The photo above 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.
Nineleaf desert parsley in bloom on open balds under Oregon white oaks along the Buck Creek Trail #54 along the north rim of the White Salmon River canyon, Mt. Adams, Gifford Pinchot National Forest......May 29, 2020.
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Nineleaf desert parsley as seen in upper Sheep Canyon about one and one-half miles south of Grayback Mountain, Klickitat Wildlife Area.........April 26, 2016.
The photo above shows nine-leaf desert parsley
along Rd K3000 near an elevation of 2980'.........May 7, 2005.
Paul Slichter