Latin name: Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias
  & Constance
  Pronunciation: lo-MAY-tee-um ka-li-FOR-ni-kum
  Common name: California lomatium
  Family: Apiaceae (Carrot)
  Habitat: Wooded or brushy slopes to 5500', chapar-
  ral and foothill woodland, Ventura and Kern Cos.
  Blooming period: April to June
  Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Lomatium
  2) californicum
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