Lomatium marginatum var. purpureum

Butte desertparsley

Family: Apiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Butte desertparsley is a California native perennial found in northern California Coast Ranges in serpentine slopes, chaparral, and woodland at elevations of 300 to 800 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces red-purple flowers in compound umbels with rays 2 to 15 centimeters long. Growing with slender stems 15 to 45 centimeters tall, it forms delicate, finely divided foliage characteristic of the Lomatium genus. Its leaves are finely dissected with narrow, thread-like segments, giving the plant a lacy, intricate appearance. The small flowers are arranged in umbrella-like clusters, typical of plants in the parsley family.

Habitat: Serpentine slopes, chaparral, woodland

Bloom period: Mar-May

Elevation: 300-800 m

Bioregions: NCoR.

California counties: Napa, Lake, Glenn, Tehama, Colusa, Butte, Sonoma

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