Lomatium macrocarpum
Apiaceae
Giant-Seed Lomatium
Prostrate, finely haired. Stems very short. Leaves hairy, divided pinnately 3 times, create fine low-growing net of foliage, gray with purple underneath. Inflorescence held on stems beyond foliage. Flowers very small and white, yellow, or purplish, with turned-down bracts under only one side of cluster. Grows in rocky slopes, woodlands, at low elevations. Named for the large seeds, macro meaning "large" and carpum, "fruit."
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring
- Flower Form: 5 tiny petals fls. in umbel (parsley famly)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 4–20 inches
- Habitat: Alpine, Shrub-Steppe, Subalpine, West-side Forest
- Found In: East Gorge, Great Basin, N Cascades NP, Siskiyous
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Large-Fruited Biscuitroot, Large-Fruited Desert Parsley
