Navigation

Perideridia bolanderi

Apiaceae

Bolander's Yampah

Perideridia bolanderi
Erect. Stems branched. Basal leaves with 1–6 in. petioles, pinnately dissected to thread-like sections, some longer and wider than others, often lobed and toothed; the few stem leaves are smaller. Umbel consists of numerous clusters of small white flowers sustained by thin tan bractlets. Grows in meadows, scrub pine, woodlands with summer-dry clay soils, at mid- to high elevations.

  • Rarity: Common
  • Flowering Time: Early Summer
  • Flower Form: 5 tiny petals fls. in umbel (parsley famly)
  • Life Cycle: Perennial
  • Height: 6–36 inches
  • Habitat: East-side Forest, Meadow, Shrub-Steppe
  • Found In: Steens, Wallowas
  • Native: Yes
  • Also Known As: Olasi, Mountain False Caraway

Map of where Perideridia bolanderi is found