Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Alkali Desertparsley (Lomatium caruifolium var. caruifolium) is a native perennial herb that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in adobe clay soils and vernal pools, at elevations from 200-2000 feet.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 ft Tall

Sun

Full Sun

Soil drainage

Slow

Site type

Adobe clay soils, vernal pools

Plant communities

Wetland-Riparian

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Agonopterix oregonensis

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon