Plant Data Sheet

 

Large Photograph of Lomatium dissectum 

Species: Lomatium dissectum v. dissectum. Fern-leaved desert parsley.

 

Native Name: chalủksh

 

Traditional uses: Medicine, also comprises a major portion of the root vegetables used by the interior plateau peoples of British Columbia, Washington Idaho and Montana.

 

Range:

State Distributional Map for LODI

 

Elevation: From low to mid elevations.

 

 

Local occurrence: L. dissectum is found from British Columbia and Alberta south to California, Colorado and Arizona. Low to mid elevations.

 

 

Habitat preferences:  Grows on open, dry, rocky slopes. Drought tolerant.

Intermediate Shade Tolerance

 

May be collected as: seed, tubers

Seed germination: Seeds exhibit morpho-physiological dormancy, cold stratification

 

Propagation recommendations: Seeds are placed in cold moist stratification for 330 days. Germination occurs at 18 C

 

Soil or medium requirements: Fine, medium, coarse soils. ph minimum 6.5 ph maximum 7.5. Root depth 12 inches

 

Installation form: Container (plug), Bare root

 

Recommended planting density: Minimum-maximum.

 

Normal rate of growth or spread lifespan: Perennial, blooms early summer, fruits spring-fall, rapid growth period spring-summer. Short life span. Slow vegetative spread.

 

Sources:

 

Hunn, Eugene. Ethnobiology class notes. 

 

Natural Resources Conservation Service http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=LODI

Data compiled by: Karen Suyama June 2005

 

Pojar J., McKinnon A.,1994 Plants of the Pacific Northwest, B.C. Ministry of Forests and Lone Publishing, Canada