Apiaceae

Watson's desertparsley

Lomatium watsonii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lomatium

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Watson's desertparsley (Lomatium watsonii) — FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: لوماتيم واتسوني
English: Watson's desertparsley

Synonyms

Cogswellia watsonii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) M.E.Jones
Lomatium frenchii Mathias & Constance
Peucedanum watsonii J.M.Coult. & Rose

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: elik03, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Drew Meyer, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.