Parsley (8)
Flowers in the Parsley family have tiny flowers with five petals in usually flat clusters. The leaves are usually compound. There are many more members of this family which is sometimes commonly called Celery or Carrot.
Mountain Parsley
Pseudocymopterus montanus (Cymopterus lemmonii )
Family:
Parsley (Apiaceae)
AKA:
Biscuitroot, Alpine False Spring Parsley
Photo taken on:
June 10, 2004
Location:
Waterfall Creek, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to alpine
Habitat:
Moist meadows, woodlands
Grows from a few inches at alpine elevations as shown below, to 2 feet high with a slender stem and basal leaves that have long stalks and narrow leaf segments. Common.
Alpine Parsley
Oreoxis alpina (Cymopterus alpina)
Family:
Parsley (Apiaceae)
AKA:
Alpine Oreoxis
Photo taken on:
July 16, 2019
Location:
Cumberland Pass, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Montane to alpine
Habitat:
Meadows, tundra, rocky slopes
Grows to less than 4" high with dense flower clusters barely 3/4" across. Leaves are thickened and shiny and divided into leaflets which are further divided into pointed leaflets.
Eastwood's Parsley
Podistera eastwoodiae
Family:
Parsley (Apiaceae)
AKA:
Eastwood's Woodroot
Photo taken on:
July 24, 2005
Location:
Lily Lake Trail, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Subalpine to alpine
Habitat:
Moist woods
Grows from a few inches at alpine elevations as shown below, to 6" in large patches with glossy, deeply cut, fan-shaped leaves along the leaf stem. The bracts extend beyond the flower heads.
Indian Balsam
Lomatium dissectum
Family:
Parsley (Apiaceae)
AKA:
Indian Biscuitroot, Fernleaf Biscuitroot
Photo taken on:
May 12, 2007
Location:
Crested Butte, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to montane
Habitat:
Dry meadows and slopes
Grows up to 3ft tall with fleshy stems and finely dissected leaves. The tiny flowers can appear purplish.
Gray's Biscuitroot
Lomatium grayi
Family:
Parsley (Apiaceae)
AKA:
Milfoil Biscuitroot
Photo taken on:
May 2, 2007
Location:
Taylor Canyon, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Plains to foothills
Habitat:
Dry meadows and openings
Less than 4" high with leaning flowers stalks and leaf segments less than ¼" long.
Nineleaf Biscuitroot
Lomatium triternatum
Family:
Parsley (Apiaceae)
AKA:
Photo taken on:
May 27, 2006
Location:
Almont Triangle, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills
Habitat:
Sagebrush, dry openings
Grows to 4" with long thin leaves divided in threes, then in three again.
Sessileflower Indian Parsley
Aletes sessiliflorus
Family:
Parsley (Apiaceae)
AKA:
New Mexico False Carrot
Photo taken on:
March 16, 2015
Location:
Plaza Blanca, Abiquiu, NMO
Life Zones:
Plains and foothills
Habitat:
Sandy, gravelly areas
Growing 8" high in a dense bright green tuft with dry stalks from the previous year. Leaves are divided into narrow segments. An early bloomer.
Fendler's Springparsley
Cymopterus glomeratus
Family:
Parsley (Apiaceae)
AKA:
Fendler's Biscuitroot, Chimaja
Photo taken on:
March 16, 2015
Location:
Plaza Blanca, Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones:
Plains and foothills
Habitat:
Dry, sandy areas, canyons
Grows low to the ground with glossy, dissected leaves on stems to 3" long. Flowers grow in clusters of 6 to 9 branches each with green bracts extending beyond the cluster. Flower stalks are longer than the leaf stems. An early bloomer.