Plant
Data Sheet
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
Range:
Elevation: From low to mid elevations.
Local occurrence: L. dissectum is found from
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Habitat preferences: Grows on open, dry, rocky slopes. Drought tolerant.
Intermediate Shade Tolerance |
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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