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Woolly Fruited Lomatium

Woolly Fruited Lomatium

by MaryAnn McCraryPosted onSpotlight on Natives
Woolly fruited lomatium. MA McCrary.
Woolly fruited lomatium, Lomatium dasycarpum var. tomentosum, on the trail along Buenaventura Boulevard, Redding, on March 1, 2022. Photo by MaryAnn McCrary.

There are about 14 woolly fruited lomatium (Lomatium dasycarpum var. tomentosum) in stock for the Spring 2022 Native Plant Sale.   

Young wooly fruioted lomatium. MA McCrary.
Young woolly fruited lomatium, Lomatium dasycarpum var. tomentosum, off to a great start in the greenhouse at Shasta College. March 1, 2022. Photo by MaryAnn McCrary.

This perennial native is perfectly adapted for drought, requires no water once established, and is excellent for pollinators.  It grows in winter, blooms in early spring, and above-ground parts become deciduous by mid summer.   Lacy leaves emerge again with winter rain. 

Woolly fruited lomatium close-up. MA McCrary.
Close-up of woolly fruited lomatium, Lomatium dasycarpum var. tomentosum, in full bloom. March 1, 2022. Photo by MaryAnn McCrary.

 It grows with ookow (Dichelostemma spp.) and naked buckwheat (Eriogonum nudum) in rocky soil.   Anise swallowtail (Papilio zelicaon) caterpillars will consume the foliage without harming the plant on their way to becoming butterflies. ~MaryAnn McCrary

Woolly fruited lomatium. D. Burk.
Woolly fruited lomatium, Lomatium dasycarpum var. tomentosum, mostly in fruit at Sacramento River Bend Recreation Area on April 24, 2021. Photo by Don Burk.