Tauschia kelloggii
Kellogg's tauschia
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Family: Apiaceae · Type: Herb · Native
Tauschia kelloggii (Kellogg's tauschia) is a native California herb in the Apiaceae family, recognized by bractlet size relative to flowers and leaf cutting pattern are key.
Kellogg's tauschia is a California native perennial found in northwestern California, southern Cascade Range, northern Sierra Nevada, Sutter Buttes, northern Coast Ranges, and San Francisco Bay Area in scrub, chaparral, woodland, and conifer forest at elevations of 50 to 1,700 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces delicate yellow flowers in complex umbels with 10 to 20 unequal rays extending up to 12 centimeters long. Growing with stems generally near ground level and reaching 20 to 70 centimeters tall, it develops a distinctive leafy structure with intricate foliage. Its leaves are large, 8 to 20 centimeters long, ovate to round, with 15 to 35 millimeter leaflets that are oblong to ovate and coarsely serrate, often irregularly cut or lobed. The fruit is small, approximately 3 to 5 millimeters round with threadlike ribs and two to three oil tubes in each rib interval.
Identification and appearance
Key characters: 4 sympatric species; bractlet size relative to flowers and leaf cutting pattern are key
Habitat and range
Habitat: Scrub, chaparral, woodland, conifer forest
Elevation: 50-1700 m
California counties: San Mateo, Monterey, Placer, Humboldt, Marin, Yuba, Lake, Butte, Shasta, Tehama, Sutter, Trinity, San Benito, El Dorado, Del Norte, Mendocino, Sonoma, Siskiyou, Santa Clara, Sierra
Outside California: southern Oregon
Bloom period
Tauschia kelloggii blooms Apr-Jun.
How to tell it apart
vs Lomatium: Tauschia has leaf-like bracts longer than flower stalks; Lomatium bracts are shorter or absent.; vs Sanicula: Tauschia flowers are yellow in open umbels; Sanicula flowers are tiny greenish in tight heads.; vs Sambucus: Tauschia has divided carrot-family leaves; Sambucus has pinnate leaves and is a shrub.; vs Angelica: Tauschia flowers are yellow; Angelica flowers are white or greenish.; vs Foeniculum: Tauschia has broader leaflets; Foeniculum has hair-fine, fragrant, feathery foliage.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tauschia kelloggii native to California?
Yes. Tauschia kelloggii is native to California (recorded as native).
When does Tauschia kelloggii bloom?
Tauschia kelloggii blooms Apr-Jun.
Where in California does Tauschia kelloggii grow?
Tauschia kelloggii occurs in San Mateo, Monterey, Placer, Humboldt, Marin, Yuba, Lake, Butte and other counties, at elevations of 50-1700 m.
What plant family does Tauschia kelloggii belong to?
Tauschia kelloggii is in the Apiaceae family, genus Tauschia.
What habitat does Tauschia kelloggii grow in?
Tauschia kelloggii grows in Scrub, chaparral, woodland, conifer forest.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
Sources: Jepson eFlora · Index of California Plant Names · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-10-07
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Cal-IPC, and more.