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| THE CARROT FAMILY | |||||||||
| The members of the carrot family are
found mainly in temperate regions, like Canada and the central United States.
There are features that most of the carrots have in common. For example,
most are aromatic herbs. The leaves are usually divided into several parts
and the dry fruit splits into two parts when the seeds are mature. Some plants you may know and eat come from the carrot family. Carrots (Daucus), celery (Apium), and fennel (Foeniculum) are a few examples. Some of the plants in the carrot family are actually poisonous, like water hemlock! | |||||||||
| WHITE-FLOWERED PARSLEY | |||||||||
| LATIN NAME: Lomatium orientale | |||||||||
| WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? | |||||||||
| White-flowered parsley is an herb that grows up to 40 cm high. The taproots are thin and the stems and leaves are covered in fine hairs. The leaves are split into leaflets. The flowers are purplish, white, or pinkish and are found in umbrella-like clusters. | |||||||||
| WHERE DOES IT GROW? | |||||||||
| White-flowered parsley grows in grasslands on loamy, rocky or silty soil. It has been found with other plants, including three-flowered avens, western yarrow, and prairie onion. | |||||||||
| WHERE IS IT FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN? | |||||||||
| White-flowered parsley grows in southeastern Saskatchewan in the Moist Mixed Grassland and Aspen Parkland ecoregions. | |||||||||
| WHY IS IT RARE? | |||||||||
| This plant is considered threatened in Saskatchewan because it grows in a very limited range in Canada. | |||||||||
| HOW TO IDENTIFY WHITE-FLOWERED PARSLEY | |||||||||
| * Are the flowers in umbrella-like clusters? * Are the flowers white or purple? * Are the stems and leaves hairy? * Did you find it in southeast Saskatchewan? | |||||||||
| If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may have found white-flowered parsley! | |||||||||
