Hall's Desert Parsley: The 15th Flower of Spring!

I have to say, it's starting to get crazy around here with the exponetial explosion of plants and flowers taking over our property right now! We're having a nice, rainy spring, and every bit of dirt is now covered with new greenery. It's exciting, but it's also intimidating...I am trying to get out between storms to look for new flowers and I find something new every time I go out !!

Today's flower is Hall's Desert Parsley, which I found growing right next to our seasonal pond. There was exactly one plant, but I know there will be many more as the season progresses. I see these growing through summer, but here is the first one! :D There are many species of Desert Parsley all over the U.S. and it's classified as an herb. This plant, which smells similar to parsley, is edible--both the leaves and starchy root--and is a traditional food of Native Americans. One species is used as an herbal medicine for coughs and upper respiratory infections, including tuberculosis! If you would like to know more about this flower, here's a good source of information: www.pnwflowers.com/flower/lomatium-hallii

If you would like to know more about the genus "Lomatium", Wiki has a concise page of information here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomatium

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