Latin name: Lomatium mohavense (J. Coulter & Rose)
  J. Coulter & Rose
  Pronunciation: lo-MAY-tee-um mo-ha-VEN-see

  Common name: Desert parsley
  Family: Apiaceae (Carrot)
  Habitat: Dry plains and slopes, 2000'-7000', creosote
  bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland, Mojave Desert

  Blooming period: April to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Lomatium
  2) mohavense
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