Lomatium packardiae Cronquist
Annotated by Mark Pollock, 17 May 2024. Sources: FPNW 2.

Oregon: Baker County: Middle Fk Burnt River foothills. From L-bend in Unity, drive NW on Hwy26 for 7.8 mi, then NE on NF2695 for 0.7 mi¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ Elev. 4213 ft.
44.51905° N, 118.27808° W,
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 10 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS. Inverted longitude.
open ponderosa pine woodland on dry south-facing slope with heavy clay soil and scattered basalt cobbles and boulders, with Purshia tridentata, Artemisia tridentata, and Artemisia rigida. ¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶¶ Abundant here. Cespitose from a typically branched caudex. From a distance, the clumps of foliage with closely-packed, vertical leaflets appear reminiscent of bunchgrass. Flowers yellow. Photos of the living specimen available at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/216806640¶ Phenology: Flowers.

Mark Pollock 912, May 17, 2024
SRP, Accession: mp912