Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Lomatium martindalei is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names Cascade desertparsley and coast range lomatium. It is native to the west coast of North America, from Vancouver Island south to the Klamath Mountains of far northern California. It can be found in a number of coastal and inland habitats, from coastal plains to high mountain talus and meadows. This is a perennial herb growing 15 to 40 centimeters tall from a carrot-like taproot. There is often no stem, the erect or spreading leaves and flower cluster emerging from ground level. The thinly fleshy leaves may approach 20 centimeters long, their blades divided into leaflets made up of many small oval segments. The flower cluster bears an umbel of small yellowish flowers.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

6 - 16 in Tall

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Site type

Meadows, coastal bluffs

Plant communities

Northern Coastal Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon