Lomatium parvifolium

Small-leaved lomatium, Small-Leaved Lomatium

Family: Apiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 4.2

Small-leaved lomatium is a native perennial found in the central coast and south coastal ranges of California on serpentine outcrops and pine woodlands at elevations of 70 to 150 meters. Flowering from February to May, this plant produces bright yellow flowers in delicate umbel clusters with 8 to 15 spreading rays. Growing 15 to 40 centimeters tall with a slender taproot and short stems, it develops a glaucous, somewhat fleshy appearance. Its ternate-pinnate leaves are 3 to 15 centimeters wide, featuring leaflets 1 to 4 centimeters wide that are ovate to obovate with weakly spine-toothed edges. The fruit is elliptic to round, with wings wider than the body and distinctive oil tubes along each rib-interval.

Habitat: Pine woodland, serpentine outcrops

Bloom period: Feb-May

Elevation: 70-150 m

Bioregions: CCo, SCoR.

California counties: Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz, Santa Clara, San Benito, Ventura

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