Woollyfruit desertparsley
Lomatium dasycarpum
Last reviewed: August 2026
Light
full sun
Water
low
Size
8"–20" H × 12"–24" W
Bloom
Feb, Mar, Apr
Native to
CA
Pollinators
small bees, flies
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Find rebates in your areaWoolly-fruited lomatium is a low, mounding perennial forb with finely divided, parsley-like leaves and flat clusters of small cream to white flowers in early spring. It grows on dry, open slopes and goes dormant by summer.
Wildlife value
Host plant for Anise Swallowtail.
It is a documented larval host plant for the Anise Swallowtail butterfly, and its early flowers also draw small bees and flies.
Common questions
- How much sun does Woollyfruit desertparsley need?
- Woollyfruit desertparsley grows best in full sun conditions.
- When does Woollyfruit desertparsley bloom?
- Woollyfruit desertparsley blooms in February, March, and April.
- Where is Woollyfruit desertparsley native?
- Woollyfruit desertparsley (Lomatium dasycarpum) is native to CA, per vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists.
- What butterflies or moths does Woollyfruit desertparsley host?
- Woollyfruit desertparsley is a larval host plant for Anise Swallowtail.
Native range data from vouchered herbarium specimen records and regional native plant society lists. Pollinator and host plant associations compiled from GBIF, iNaturalist, and published ecological literature.
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