Lomatium torreyi
Lomatium torreyi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Lomatium |
Species: | L. torreyi
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Binomial name | |
Lomatium torreyi |
Lomatium torreyi is a species of flowering plant in the
Sierra Nevada of California
, where it grows in the forests of the high mountains.
Description
Lomatium torreyi is a perennial herb growing up to 30 centimeters tall from a long taproot. There is generally no stem, the leaves and inflorescence emerging at ground level. The leaf blades are divided and subdivided into a mass of threadlike segments. The inflorescence is an umbel of yellow flowers.
External links
- Calflora Database: Lomatium torreyi (Sierra biscuitroot, Torrey's lomatium)
- Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Lomatium torreyi
- USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium torreyi
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Lomatium torreyi