Lomatium minus (Rose ex Howell) Mathias & Constance
Annotated by C. E. Hinchliff.

Oregon: Wasco County: Vic. Shaniko, US-97, about 5.34 mi W (bearing 259.24 degrees) from Shaniko, OR Elev. 1034
44.989675° N, -120.859078° E
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 6 meters. Error radius calculated from georeference precision
Gently sloping talus fields and depressions filled with about 10 in average diameter basalt rocks to about 20 in deep, near wide, rounded summit of large butte or hill; around the highway near the hilltop summit; in coarse talus at mild aspects. Common perennial herbs; consists of formation of a massive, branching tuberous root rooting in soil about 8 inches below upper surface of loose talus slopes. Stems arise from the root and send up leaves and inflorescences that barely emerge above the surface of the talus slopes. Aerial parts of plats brittle, suffrutescent. Flowers deep wine-red to magenta. Lomatium DNA Voucher - Emma George 2011; interesting ecological strategy. Phenology: Flowers.

C. E. Hinchliff 1260, Apr 5, 2011
CIC, Accession: 40917