Lomatium mohavense

Mohave wild parsely

Family: Apiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Mohave wild parsely is a California native perennial found in southern Coastal Ranges, western Transverse Ranges, and Desert regions in desert flats, slopes, scrub, and woodland at elevations of 1,000 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from April to May, this plant produces yellow or purple flowers in delicate umbels with spreading rays. Growing 10 to 40 centimeters tall with a grayish, densely short-hairy appearance and a long, thickened taproot, it forms a compact and intricate herb. Its complex leaves are 2 to 10 centimeters long, 3 to 4 times pinnately dissected with tightly packed linear to obovate segments 2 to 5 millimeters long. The fruit is 4.5 to 11 millimeters long with wings wider than the body and distinctive oil tubes along its ribs.

Habitat: Desert flats, slopes, scrub, or woodland

Bloom period: Apr-May

Elevation: 1000-2000 m

Bioregions: SCoR, WTR, D

California counties: San Bernardino, San Diego, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, Inyo, Imperial, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, San Benito, Monterey

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