Lomatium roneorum

Lomatium roneorum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lomatium
Species:
L. roneorum
Binomial name
Lomatium roneorum
Darrach

Lomatium roneorum, Rone's desert-parsley or Rone's biscuit-root, is a species of Lomatium native to chalky soils in the Chumstick formation in Washington State.[1][2] The specific epithet commemorates the surname Rone, as determined by an auction for the naming rights.[2]

Description

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Lomatium roneorum is approximately 40 cm tall when in flower or fruit and has numerous strongly overlapping blunt-tipped glabrous green to blue-gray leaflets born on thick stems and yellow flowers, distinguishing it from the nearby endemic Lomatium cuspidatum.[2] Flowers are held above the foliage in a compound umbel on thick fleshy stalks that arise from the base of the plant.

References

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  1. ^ "Lomatium roneorum (Rone's Desert-Parsley)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2022-09-11.
  2. ^ a b c Darrach, Mark E. (2018). "Lomatium roneorum (Apiaceae), a new species from the east slopes of the Cascade Mountains, Washington state" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 2018–78: 1–12.