Lomatium orientale
(Salt-and-Pepper)
Family:
Apiaceae (Parsley)
Lomatium orientale
blooms in early spring and is in the Parsley family. Red anthers and coarser, more parsley-like leaves help distinguish
L. orientale
from
Cympoterus acaulis
, another early spring, white-flowered Apiaceae.
Vegetation zone:
Plains, Foothills (4800 - 9000 ft.)
Time of bloom:
March - June
Origin:
Native
Eastern Colorado Wildflowers
