Lomatium utriculatum (Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose
spring gold (common lomatium; fine-leaved lomatium)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
spring gold (common lomatium; fine-leaved lomatium)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a long, slender taproot, glabrous or short-hairy; stems 10-60 cm tall, leafy.
Leaves:
Mostly basal, pinnately compound, much dissected into small, very narrow segments; ultimate segments small, rarely as long as 1 cm.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of compound umbels with up to 15 compact heads; flowers bright yellow, small; involucels well-developed with egg-shaped, toothed bractlets.
Fruits:
Oblong to elliptic, 5-11 mm long, somewhat granular-roughened when young, usually glabrous at maturity, flattened, broadly winged with prominent 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 utriculatum
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) |
279 | 55 | 2355 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
39 | 0 | 210 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
177 | 23 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 3 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
78 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(17), CWH(2), IMA(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry bluffs, rocky slopes and grassy sites in the lowland zone; locally common on SE Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands; S to CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Lomatium vaseyi (J.M. Coult. & Rose) J.M. Coult. & Rose