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Apiaceae (Parsley Family)

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Look Alikes: Distinguished by its glaucous, pinnately compound leaves with 1 opposite pairs of lateral primary leaflets that are deeply toothed to lobed.

Flowering/Fruiting Period: Late April-May/late May-early July.

Habitat: Cold desert shrub, sagebrush, and juniper communities; sandy clay and clay semi-barrens of Mancos and Morrison shales; Morrison, Uintah, Wasatch and Green River formations. Elev. 4700-6800 ft.

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Distribution: Utah and Colorado (Moffat and Rio Blanco Cos.).

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References: Goodrich 1986; Naumann 1990a; Peterson 1983a.



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