Lomatium utriculatum
Apiaceae
Fine-Leaf Desert Parsley
Upright clump. Stems leafy, hairless or sparsely hairy. Leaves mostly basal, a few on lower stem, petioles widely sheathing to first branch; blade dissected pinnately into very narrow, linear, fern-like leaflets. Inflorescence small, with compact clusters in open umbels. Flowers small, bright yellow, sustained by egg-shaped, overlapping bractlets. Grows in meadows, woodlands, open and often rocky places, from near coastline to mid elevations. One of the longest-blooming flowers, starting as early as January and found as late as July.
- Rarity: Common
- Flowering Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
- Flower Form: 5 tiny petals fls. in umbel (parsley famly)
- Life Cycle: Perennial
- Height: 6–24 inches
- Habitat: Coastal, Meadow, West-side Forest
- Found In: Olympic NP, Siskiyous
- Native: Yes
- Also Known As: Spring Gold, Foothill Lomatium
