Perideridia parishii subsp. latifolia

Family: Apiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Parish's yampah is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges, Cascade Range, Sierra Nevada, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, and southeastern Sierra Nevada in wet meadows and open conifer forests at elevations of 2,000 to 3,400 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces delicate white umbel flowers in flat to slightly convex clusters. Growing with slender stems up to 60 centimeters tall, it develops multiple branching rays generally 12 to 14 in number. Its leaves are finely divided with narrow, thread-like segments typical of the carrot family. The fruit is small, ovate to nearly round, measuring 1.8 to 3.5 millimeters long.

Habitat: Wet meadows, open conifer forests

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 2000-3400 m

Bioregions: KR, CaR, SNH, TR, PR, SNE

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