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Lomatium minimum

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Little Desert-parsley

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.155090
Element CodePDAPI1B160
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single state or province
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae
GenusLomatium
Other Common Names
little desertparsley (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1997-05-29
Change Date1997-05-30
Edition Date1988-08-08
Edition AuthorsNiese, J., rev. Stone/Maybury (1997)
Range Extent<100-250 square km (less than about 40-100 square miles)
Rank Reasons
Endemic to Garfield, Iron, and Kane counties, Utah. The number of collections indicates that the plants are locally ubiquitous.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to Garfield, Iron, and Kane counties, Utah.
Occurrences Comments
Welsh et al saw 20 herbarium specimens of this species during the course of their study for A Utah Flora (1987).
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Usually on exposed limestone ridges and escarpments. Surrounding vegetation may be grass, ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), or bristlecone pine (P. longaeva) communities. 2165-3170 m elevation.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)Yes
Roadless Areas (1)
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
HancockDixie National Forest9,809
References (4)
  1. Albee, B.J., L.M. Shultz, and S. Goodrich. 1988. Atlas of the vascular plants of Utah. Utah Museum Natural History Occasional Publication 7, Salt Lake City, Utah. 670 pp.
  2. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2024. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 13. Magnoliophyta: Geraniaceae to Apiaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 566 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  4. Welsh, S.L., N.D. Atwood, S. Goodrich, and L.C. Higgins (eds.) 1993. A Utah flora. 2nd edition. Brigham Young Univ., Provo, Utah. 986 pp.