Lomatium stebbinsii, known by the common name Stebbins' desertparsley, is a rare species of flowering plant in the carrot family.Jepson: Lomatium stebbinsii
Distribution The 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.Calflora: Lomatium stebbinsii
It is a plant of chaparral and lower montane coniferous forest habitats.
Description Lomatium stebbinsii is a perennial herb growing no more than about 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.California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. "Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants" (online edition, v8-02) . accessed 9.30.2015.
References
External links 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