Woollyfruit desertparsley
Lomatium dasycarpum
Last reviewed: August 2026
Toxicity unknown
Woollyfruit desertparsley (Lomatium dasycarpum) is not listed by the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center (opens in new tab) or the other sources we check, so we have no verdict for it either way. Absence from those lists is not a clearance. If your pet shows symptoms after eating any plant, call the ASPCA at (888) 426-4435.
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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Woolly-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.
If something looks wrong
Common plant problems, and what to check first
These come up on almost any plant. Each guide lists the likely causes in the order they are worth ruling out, with one thing to check before you act on any of them, and links to the source it came from.
- It is dying right after planting
- Leaves turning yellow
- Wilting even though I watered it
- Brown crispy leaf tips
- Bugs on the plant
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