Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Burgundy Prairie Parsley

Lomatium dissectum, Fern-leaved Biscuit-root, which we have been calling Burgundy Prairie Parsley. Have only seen this twice before. The plant in my photo was seen growing high up on the slope of a butte, west of Nanton, south of Calgary. It can have yellow flowers or these wonderful burgundy ones. "Lomatium dissectum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name fernleaf biscuitroot. It is native to much of western North America, where it grows in varied habitat. It is a perennial herb reaching up to 1.4 meters tall, growing from a thick taproot. The leaves are mostly attached near the base of the plant, spreading with petioles up to 30 centimeters long and large blades divided into many small, narrow segments. The inflorescence is an umbel of many small yellow or reddish flowers, each cluster on a ray up to 10 centimeters long. The fruits resemble pumpkin seeds." From Wikipedia.

This was a new plant for us, seen in a small canyon on a hike west of Nanton three days ago. Also known as Fern-leaf Desert-Parsley as well as Burgundy Prairie Parsley, Lomatium dissectum, this plant has purple to maroon flowers. It belongs to the Carrot family, Apiaceae.