Lomatium stebbinsii, known by the common name Stebbins' desertparsley, is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Lomatium |
| Species: | L. stebbinsii
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| Binomial name | |
| Lomatium stebbinsii Schlessmann & Constance
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Distribution
editThe plant is endemic to the central−western Sierra Nevada in California. It is known only from the slopes near the border of Calaveras and Tuolumne Counties, within the Stanislaus National Forest.[3]
It is a plant of chaparral and lower montane coniferous forest habitats.[3]
Description
editLomatium stebbinsii is a perennial herb growing no more than about 15 centimetres (5.9 in) 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.
- Conservation
The California Native Plant Society lists the plant as a critically endangered species.[4]
References
editExternal links
edit- Calflora Database: Lomatium stebbinsii (Stebbins' desertparsley, Stebbins's lomatium)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Lomatium stebbinsii
- USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium stebbinsii (Stebbins' desertparsley)
- UC Photos gallery — Lomatium stebbinsii
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