Alternate name: Nine-leaf Desert-parsley

Family: Apiaceae, Carrot view all from this family

Description Native perennial. Habit: grass-like. Height: 6 inches to 3 ft. Flower: small yellow umbels, 3" across, on a ray up to 10 centimeters long. Leaves: emerge from the lower part of the stem. Each is generally divided into three leaflets which are each subdivided into three linear leaflike segments. Tap root.

Flower April - July.

Habitat Higher elevations.

Range mountains of the Western U.S. and north into Canada.

Discussion Also known as: nineleaf biscuitroot.