Lomatium caruifolium Calflora

Calflora, a 501c3 non-profit

Taxon Report

Lomatium caruifolium (Hook. & Arn.) J. M. Coult. & Rose

Alkali desertparsley, Alkali parsnip, Caraway leaved lomatium

2004 Carol W. Witham

2008 Steven Perry

2019 Margot Cunningham

2014 Steve Matson

2004 Carol W. Witham

Lomatium caruifolium is a perennial herb that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (601 records) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from Calflora / CalPhotos


Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. caruifolium ... var. denticulatum
Genus:	Lomatium
Family:	Apiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in wetlands, occasionally in non wetlands

Habitat: meadows, slopes

Communities: Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

More information about Lomatium caruifolium


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LOCA5) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
photos / record / common / links null:!null:!io9665:!null:!null:!

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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/27/2022).