[The Parsley Family in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Yampahs of the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington

The Genus Perideridia

Umbel of Common Yampah, Gairdner's Yampah, Gardner's Yampah, Squawroot, Western False Caraway: Periderida gairdneri ssp. borealis (Synonym: Perideridia montana)

A view downwards on top of the umbel of Gairdner's yampah.

Common Yampah, Gairdner's Yampah, Gardner's Yampah, Squawroot, Western False Caraway: Perideridia gairdneri ssp. borealis (Synonym: Perideridia montana) - Petioles and base of scape less than 2 mm thick at the base. Main leaves once divided or partially twice pinnately or ternately divided into narrow segments of relatively equal length and less than 2 mm wide. Petals 5- or 7-veined. Fruits spherical or nearly so, 2-3.5 mm in diameter.

Eppaw, Oregon Yampah, Squaw-potato: Perideridia oregana (Synonyms: Atenia oregana, Carum oregana) - Petioles and base of scape less than 2 mm thick at the base. Main leaves once divided or partially twice pinnately or ternately divided into narrow segments of relatively equal length and less than 2 mm wide. Only west of the Cascade?

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