Lomatium stebbinsii
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Lomatium stebbinsii is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family
known by the common name Stebbins' desertparsley. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California
, where it is known only from the slopes near the border between Calaveras
and Tuolumne Counties
. It is a plant of the chaparral
and forests of the high mountains. This is a perennial herb growing no more than about 15 centimeters tall from a rounded tuber
. There is generally no stem, the leaves and inflorescence
emerging at ground level. The sparse leaves are shiny green and hairless. Each has leaf blades divided into linear leaflets. The inflorescence
is a small umbel
of yellow flowers.
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
known by the common name Stebbins' desertparsley. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, where it is known only from the slopes near the border between Calaveras
Calaveras County, California
Calaveras County is a county located in the Gold Country of the U.S. state of California. Calaveras is the Spanish word for skulls; the county was reportedly named for the remains of Native Americans discovered by the Spanish explorer Captain Gabriel Moraga. As of the 2010 census, the county had a...
and Tuolumne Counties
Tuolumne County, California
Tuolumne County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of the U.S. state of California. The northern half of Yosemite National Park is located in the eastern part of the county. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,365, up from 54,501 at the 2000 census...
. It is a plant of the chaparral
Chaparral
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico...
and forests of the high mountains. This is a perennial herb growing no more than about 15 centimeters tall from a rounded tuber
Tuber
Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to survive the winter or dry months and provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing season and they are a means of asexual reproduction...
. There is generally no stem, the leaves and inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
emerging at ground level. The sparse leaves are shiny green and hairless. Each has leaf blades divided into linear leaflets. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a small umbel
Umbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
of yellow flowers.