Lomatium congdonii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Speciesbox |image = Lomatiumcongdonii.jpg |taxon = Lomatium congdonii |authority = J.M.Coult. & Rose | status = G2 | status_system = TNC | status_ref = <ref name="TNC status 18 may 2022">{{cite web | url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.148870 | title=NatureServe Explorer 2.0 }}</ref> }}

'''''Lomatium congdonii''''', known by the common names '''Mariposa desertparsley''' and '''Congdon's lomatium''', is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family .

==Distribution== ''Lomatium congdonii'' is endemic to California, where it is known from only about 20 occurrences in the Sierra Nevada foothills of Mariposa and Tuolumne Counties. It grows in oak woodland habitat, often on serpentine soils.

==Description== ''Lomatium congdonii'' is a perennial herb growing from a fibrous basal stem and taproot and producing upright inflorescences and leaves. The leaves are up to about 20 centimeters long and are intricately divided into many sharp-pointed segments. The erect inflorescence is an umbel of light yellow flowers.

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==External links== *{{Commons-inline|italic=yes}} *[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=4958 Calflora Database: ''Lomatium congdonii'' (Mariposa desertparsley, Congdon's lomatium)] *[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?329,426,436 Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of ''Lomatium congdonii''] *[https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LOCO3 USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium congdonii'' (Mariposa desertparsley)] *[http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lomatium+congdonii CalPhotos gallery — ''Lomatium congdonii'']

congdonii Category:Endemic flora of California Category:Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Category:Natural history of Mariposa County, California Category:Natural history of Tuolumne County, California