Lomatium salmoniflorum (J.M. Coult. & Rose) Mathias & Constance
Annotated by C. E. Hinchliff.

Washington: Whitman County: Wawaiwai County Park, Railroad tracks, just W of small bridge over Wawawai creek lagoon. Elev. 214
46.637997° N, -117.378727° E
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 6 meters. Error radius calculated from georeference precision
Small basalt cliffs that have been cut through to make room for the railroad. Basalt cliffs just above river, adjacent railroad tracks. In general, area is rather disturbed, and contains many weeds. On the exposed rock faces however, native plant communities seem to be thriving. In loose basalt rock on cliff adjacent train tracks. Uncommon perennial herb from thick, branching taproots. Flowers yellow, but distinctly tinged below and on pedicels with deep reddish hue, giving the appearance of an orange-ish tint. Leaves glossy green, essentially planar (as opposed to more three-dimensional, as in L. grayi), deep green above, purplish below. Lomatium DNA Voucher - Emma George 2011. Phenology: Flowers.

C. E. Hinchliff 1209, Mar 6, 2011
CIC, Accession: 41450