E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Flora of BC

Conioselinum gmelinii (Cham. & Schltdl.) Steud.
Pacific hemlock-parsley (Pacific hemlockparsley)
Apiaceae

Introduction to Vascular Plants

General:
Glabrous perennial herb from a short, stout rhizomatous stem-base with a cluster of fleshy roots or a taproot, sometimes glaucous; stems solitary, 0.2-1.2 m tall.

Leaves:
Stem leaves egg-shaped to deltoid in outline, 2-4 times pinnately dissected, with lobed or cleft leaflets; leaflet stalks sheathing at base, the blades 15-30 cm long.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of 1 or more compound umbels; flowers white, small, numerous in 8-30 small, compact heads; involucral bracts linear, 1-few or lacking.

Fruits:
Oblong-oval, 5.0-8.5 mm long, glabrous, ribbed, the lateral ribs with broad, thin wings.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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

Ecological Framework for Conioselinum gmelinii

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
Site Information	Avg	Min	Max
Elevation (metres)	82	0	622
Slope Gradient (%)	20	0	150
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	333	0	359
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	5	1	8
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	D
# of field plots species was recorded in:	64
Modal BEC Zone Class	CWH
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in	CWH(62), MH(2)
Source: Klinkenberg 2013

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S5	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer.

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