| Lomatium tracyi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Lomatium |
| Species: | L. tracyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Lomatium tracyi Mathias & Constance | |
Lomatium tracyi is a species of flowering plant in thecarrot family known by the common nameTracy's desertparsley, orTracy's lomatium. It is native to the mountains of northernCalifornia and southernOregon, where it grows in the forests on the slopes, often onserpentine soils. It is a perennial herb growing up to 35 centimeters tall from a slendertaproot. There is generally no stem, the leaves andinflorescence emerging at ground level. The leaf blades are divided and subdivided into a mass of overlapping threadlike to oval segments. The inflorescence is anumbel of yellow flowers.