Conioselinum pacificum

Hemlock parsley

Family: Apiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Hemlock parsley is a California native perennial found in northern and central coastal regions in ocean bluffs and coastal scrub at elevations below 400 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces small white flowers in umbrella-like clusters with 15 to 30 delicate rays spreading upward. Growing 30 to 150 centimeters tall with erect, slender stems, it develops a triangular-ovate leaf structure with complex, finely divided foliage. Its leaves are intricately arranged with 2 to 3 levels of pinnate divisions, featuring leaflets 1 to 5 centimeters long that are oblong to ovate with coarse serrated edges. The fruit is 5 to 8 millimeters long with distinctive winged ribs, with marginal wings being the widest.

Habitat: Ocean bluffs, generally in coastal scrub

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: < 400 m

Bioregions: NCo, CCo

California counties: Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, San Mateo, San Francisco, Ventura

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.