Lomatium sandbergii (J.M. Coult. & Rose) J.M. Coult. & Rose
Sandberg's desert-parsley (Sandberg's biscuitroot)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Sandberg's desert-parsley (Sandberg's biscuitroot)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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.
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 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)
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) |
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) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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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.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Peucedanum sandbergii J.M. Coult. & Rose