Lomatium foeniculaceum subsp. fimbriatum

Family: Apiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Lomatium fimbriatum is a California native perennial herb found in the eastern Sierra Nevada and Death Valley Mountains (Last Chance Range) in sagebrush scrub and pine woodland at elevations of 1,600 to 3,300 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces yellow to purple flowers with delicate fringed petals in small umbrella-like clusters. Growing with slender stems 7 to 30 centimeters tall, it forms a compact and low-growing habit in high desert environments. Its finely divided leaves have narrow segments just 1 to 5 millimeters long, creating a delicate, feathery appearance typical of the Lomatium genus. Its flowering stalks extend 10 to 30 centimeters, with 2 to 14 ray branches spreading outward in a subtle, elegant pattern.

Habitat: Sagebrush scrub, pine woodland

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 1600-3300 m

Bioregions: SNE, DMtns (Last Chance Range)

California counties: Inyo, Kern, Mono

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