Lomatium brandegeei (J.M. Coult. & Rose) J.F. Macbr.
Brandegee's lomatium (Brandegee's desertparsley)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Brandegee's lomatium (Brandegee's desertparsley)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Stout perennial herb from a short taproot, thickened at the top with a branched, woody stem-base; stems 20-60 cm tall, branched.
Leaves:
Mostly basal, large, 1-3 times divided, glaucous, ultimate segments of the leaves 1-5 cm long, entire or shallowly toothed, 2-8 mm wide.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of compound umbels; flowers yellow; longer spokes of the umbel mostly 3-5 cm long in maturity; involucel of several narrow bractlets.
Fruits:
Oblong to elliptic, 8-12 mm long, crosswise flattened, with broad wings and distinct ribs.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Lomatium brandegeei
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1917 | 1200 | 2210 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
46 | 15 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
156 | 56 | 200 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
2 | 0 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
5 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(4), IDF(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry grasslands, shrublands and open forests in the steppe and montane zones; rare in SW and SC BC; S to WA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cynomarathrum brandegeei J.M. Coult. & Rose