[The Desert Parsleys of the Columbia River Gorge]
Desert Parsley

Lomatium tamanitchii

Desert Parsley: Lomatium tamanitchii

Lomatium tamanitchii as photographed in clay soils in the eastern Columbia River Gorge on April 18, 2010.

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Close-ups of the leaves of Lomatium tamanitchii as photographed in the eastern Columbia River Gorge on April 18, 2010. The leaves of this species are all basal. No stem leaves are present.

Close-up of the flowers of Desert Parsley: Lomatium tamanitchii - Close-up of the umbel of Lomatium tamanitchii - Close-up of the developing fruits and bracts of the involucel of Desert Parsley: Lomatium tamanitchii

Close-ups of the flowers, immature fruits, and narrow bracts of the involucel of Lomatium tamanitchii as photographed in the eastern Columbia River Gorge on April 18, 2010.

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Different examples of Lomatium tamanitchii as photographed in the eastern Columbia River Gorge on April 18, 2010.

Clay soil habitat of Lomatium tamanitchii

Typical clay soil habitat of Lomatium tamanitchii as photographed in the eastern Columbia River Gorge on April 18, 2010. Other species present include tarweed fiddleneck (Amsinckia lycopsoides), upland larkspur (Delphinium nuttallianum var. nuttallianum) and bicolored cluster lily (Triteleia grandiflora ssp. howellii).
Paul Slichter