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Distribution by County   4952    
Lomatium caruifolium  (Hook. & Arn.) J. M. Coult. & Rose
Alkali desertparsley,   Alkali parsnip,   Caraway leaved lomatium
Lomatium caruifolium is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 18 Madera: 2 San Joaquin: 2 Sutter: 1
Amador: 3 Mariposa: 12 San Luis Obispo: 73 Tehama: 62
Butte: 62 Mendocino: 7 San Mateo: 54 Trinity: 5
Calaveras: 8 Merced: 14 Santa Barbara: 67 Tulare: 18
Contra Costa: 13 Monterey: 19 Santa Clara: 16 Tuolumne: 26
El Dorado: 5 Napa: 6 Santa Cruz: 11 Ventura: 4
Fresno: 10 Placer: 3 Shasta: 24 Yuba: 3
Glenn: 2 Sacramento: 61 Solano: 35
Kern: 10 San Benito: 1 Sonoma: 14
Lake: 2 San Francisco: 23 Stanislaus: 7

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 01/18/2026).