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Apiaceae 



In dry stony ground throughout the 

 Rockies, very abundant on the lower ridges in 

 the vicinity of Banff; flowering in early June. 



Purplish at the base, with or 

 without stems, 1-2 feet high, 

 slightly hairy. Leaves twice or 

 thrice ternate, the leaflets nar- 

 rowly linear, 2-4 inches long. 

 Flowers small, deep yellow in 

 an unequal umbel of 5-18 rays, 



with slender bracts. 



Through the Rockies on dry ridges and 



grassy slopes; flowering in early June. 



Lomatum 

 triternatum 



(Pursh). 

 C. and R. 



Narrow- 

 leaved 

 Parsley. 



Stems 1-3 feet high, very leafy 

 at the base, from a large fleshy 

 rootstock. Leaves ternate or 

 thrice pinnate, segments very 

 finely cut. Flowers small, brown- 

 ish-purple in nearly equal 8-20 rayed, 

 rounded umbels, 3-4 inches in diameter, 

 usually without an involucer. 



A most striking plant from its beautifully 



Leptotaenia 

 multifida 



Nutt. 



Cut-leaved 



Parsley. 



