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Apiaceae

Shoshone carrot

Shoshonea pulvinata Evert & Constance

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Shoshonea

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Shoshone carrot: This mat-forming or cespitose forb is most common on open gravelly limestone slopes at or near the top of Heart Mountain. It grows in open understory of Douglas
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Shoshone carrot

Characteristics

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

Photos

Sources: classification 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.