Scientific Family
Apiaceae
Plant type
Forbs and Subshrubs
Origin
Native
Lifecycle
Perennial
Height
2-1/3 to 10 inches
Riparian
Yes
A small stemless plant lacking hairs.
A stemless hairless plant having an inflorescence that is a loose compound umbel of yellow flowers. The bright green foliage and fruits not strongly compressed distinguish this from other genera in the Apiaceae family.
Habitat
Has been found in canyons of the Sedona area and at the Grand Canyon.
Plant Community
Riparian
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
4500
High elevation
7000
Flower Characteristics
Bractlets only 1/8 inch long. Has 4 to 8 rounded clusters of flowers per inflorescence. Flower stems exceed the height of the leaves.
Flower color
Yellow
Flower shape
Regular
Tubular
No
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
June
Flower clusters
Rounded
Leaf and Stem Characteristics
Leaves are 3/4 to 3 inches long. Oblong in outline. Leaflets are linear-oblong and twice pinnate or pinnately lobed.
Leaf type
Compound
Leaf color
Bright green
Leaf shape
Pinnatifid
Leaf margin
Lobed
Leaves clasp
No
Leaf hairs
None
Spines
No
Fruit and Seed Characteristics
Fruit 1/8 to 1/3 inch long.
Fruit type
Winged