Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) J.M. Coult. & Rose
barestem desert-parsley (barestem biscuitroot)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
barestem desert-parsley (barestem biscuitroot)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Photograph
© Irmgard & Gerald Carter (Photo ID #5428)
Species Information
General:
Stout perennial herb from a taproot, glabrous, strongly glaucous; stems solitary to several, 20-90 cm tall.
Leaves:
Mostly basal, large, compound, 1-3 times divided; ultimate segments 3-30, entire or shallowly toothed, 2-9 cm long, 10-60 (rarely 4) mm wide, veiny, often stalked.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of compound umbels; flowers yellow, small, stalks of unequal length; involucels lacking.
Fruits:
Oblong to elliptic, 7-15 mm long, sometimes narrowed to a beaklike tip; ribs distinct with wings up to 1/2 the width of the body.
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 nudicaule
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) |
850 | 27 | 1938 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
37 | 0 | 84 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
186 | 23 | 315 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
41 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
IDF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1), CDF(9), ESSF(6), IDF(12), MS(4), PP(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry rocky or grassy slopes and open woods in the lowland and steppe zones; locally common on SE Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, rare eastward in S BC; E to SW AB and S to UT and CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Cogswellia nudicaulis (Pursh) M.E. Jones