Lomatium sandbergii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) J.M. Coult. & Rose
Sandberg's desert-parsley (Sandberg's biscuitroot)
Apiaceae

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Curtis Bjork     (Photo ID #15936)


Map

E-Flora BC Static Map

Distribution of Lomatium sandbergii
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Species Information

General:
Stout perennial herb from a taproot, elongate and slightly thickened with a simple crown; stems 10-30 cm tall at maturity, branched.
Leaves:
Mostly basal, pinnately dissected into narrow segments 1-4 mm long lying in a single plane; ultimate segments not resembling leaflets, granular rough-hairy to nearly glabrous.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of compound umbels; flowers yellow, spokes elongating unequally, 2.5-10 cm at maturity; involucels of several slender bractlets.
Fruits:
Elliptic, granular rough-hairy, 5-8 mm long, wings only 1/5-1/3 as wide as body.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

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.

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Lomatium sandbergii

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)
2127 1899 2240
Slope Gradient (%)
48 10 90

Aspect (degrees)
[0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]

168 115 245
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR)
[0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic;
8 - hydric]
2 0 4
Modal Nutrient Regime
Class
D
# of field plots
 species was recorded in:
4
Modal BEC Zone Class
AT

All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in

AT(2), ESSF(2)

Habitat and Range

Dry rocky or open slopes in the upper montane to subalpine zones; rare in extreme SE BC; E to SW AB and S to ID and MT.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Synonyms

Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Peucedanum sandbergii J.M. Coult. & Rose