Lomatium quintuplex is a perennial herb in the carrot family Apiaceae, native to the U.S. state of Washington, and known by the common name Umtanum desertparsley. It grows in thin rocky soil on open slopes and is known only from a small region in Kittitas and Yakima counties.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Umtanum Desertparsley being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Lomatium donnellii
- Lomatium austiniae
- Lomatium vaginatum
- Lomatium watsonii
- Lomatium semivaginatum
- Lomatium observatorium
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Lomatium
- Species
- Lomatium quintuplex
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