Flora:Nine Leaved Desert Parsley
From Oregon Hikers Field Guide
| Lomatium triternatum |
| Parsley Family |
Alternate Names: Lewis' Lomatium, Lewis's Lomatium, Nine Leaf Lomatium, Nineleaf Biscuitroot
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Links
- Burke Museum
- CalFlora
- CalPhotos
- E-Flora BC
- Forestry Images
- Turner Photographics
- US Department of Agriculture Link
- Washington Flora Checklist
- Wildflowers.org
Description
Nine Leaved Desert Parsley can be found in most of the northwest, but it's more common east of the Cascades.
Distinguishing Desert Parsleys and Biscuitroots
| brown flowers | Carrotleaf Biscuitroot | Lomatium dissectum |
| pink flowers; green flower stems | Columbia Gorge Desert Parsley | Lomatium columbianum |
| pink flowers; purple flower stems | John Day Valley Desert Parsley | Lomatium minus |
| white flowers; plant larger than 8 inches | Geyer's Desert Parsley | Lomatium geyeri |
| white flowers;plant smaller than 8 inches; crowded leaf segments; tight flower clusters | Canby's Desert Parsley | Lomatium canbyi |
| white flowers;plant smaller than 8 inches; narrow leaf segments | Salt and Pepper | Lomatium piperi |
| white flowers; plant smaller than 8 inches; narrow leaf segments | Gorman's Desert Parsley | Lomatium gormanii |
| yellow flowers; leaves branching from stems | Swale Desert Parsley | Lomatium ambiguum |
| yellow flowers; less than 5 inch plant; green basal leaves | Cous Desert Parsley | Lomatium cous |
| yellow flowers; less than 5 inch plant; flower stems dip to near the ground | Henderson's Desert Parsley | Lomatium hendersonii |
| yellow flowers; less than 5 inch plant; grayish basal leaves | Gray Leaved Desert Parsley | Lomatium macrocarpum |
| yellow flowers; less than 5 inch plant; green basal leaves often with reddish tips | Watson's Desert Parsley | Lomatium watsonii |
| yellow flowers; thick stem beneath flowers; basal leaves; leaf segments up to 2 inches long, 1 inch wide | Barestem Biscuitroot | Lomatium nudicaule |
| yellow flowers; basal leaves; very narrow leaf segments up to 2 inches long | Suksdorf's Desert Parsley | Lomatium suksdorfii |
| yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; leaf segments wider, comparable to cilantro | Cascade Desert Parsley | Lomatium martindalei |
| yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; narrow leaf segments | Slender Fruited Desert Parsley | Lomatium bicolor |
| yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; narrow leaf segments | Nine Leaved Desert Parsley | Lomatium triternatum |
| yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; leaf segments 1/2-1 inch long | Pungent Desert Parsley | Lomatium grayi |
| yellow flowers; 5-20 inch plant; basal leaves; tiny leaf segments | Smooth Desert Parsley | Lomatium laevigatum |
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