Tracy's desertparsley facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Tracy's desertparsley |
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L. tracyi
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| Lomatium tracyi Mathias & Constance
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Lomatium tracyi is a type of flowering plant. It belongs to the carrot family, just like the carrots you might eat! People often call it Tracy's desertparsley or Tracy's lomatium. This plant grows naturally in the mountains of northern California and southern Oregon. It likes to live in forests on hillsides.
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What is Tracy's Desertparsley?
Tracy's desertparsley is a perennial herb. This means it is a plant that lives for more than two years. It grows from a thin taproot, which is like a main root that goes straight down. The plant can reach about 35 centimeters (about 14 inches) tall.
How Does It Grow?
This plant usually does not have a main stem above the ground. Instead, its leaves and flowers grow directly from the ground level. The leaves are very interesting. They are divided into many tiny, overlapping pieces. These pieces can look like thin threads or small oval shapes.
What Do Its Flowers Look Like?
The flowers of Tracy's desertparsley are yellow. They grow in a special shape called an umbel. An umbel is a cluster of flowers where all the flower stalks come from a single point, like the ribs of an umbrella. This makes the flowers look like a flat-topped or rounded cluster.
Where Does Tracy's Desertparsley Live?
This plant is native to specific mountain areas. You can find it in the forests of northern California and southern Oregon. It often grows in a special kind of ground called serpentine soil. Serpentine soil is unique because it has a lot of certain minerals. Plants that grow well in this soil are very special.
