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Lomatium caruifolium is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name alkali desertparsley. It is endemic to California, where it grows in wet, grassy areas in the northern foothills and plains, such as vernal pools and other temporary and alkaline puddles. It is a perennial herb growing 15 to 45 centimeters tall from a taproot. It generally lacks a stem, producing erect leaves and flower clusters from ground level. The leaves are up to 30 centimeters long and divided into many highly divided leaflets with narrow, pointed lobes. The flower cluster is topped with an umbel of yellowish to purplish flowers.
Perennial herb
6 - 18 in Tall
Full Sun
Slow
Adobe clay soils, vernal pools
Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Wetland-Riparian
Butterflies and moths supported
1 confirmed and 3 likely
Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra
Black Swallowtail
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