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Desert Cymopterus
( Cymopterus deserticola )
Cymopterus deserticola
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About Desert Cymopterus (Cymopterus deserticola)
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Cymopterus deserticola
is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names desert cymopterus or desert springparsley. This rare species is endemic to California, where it grows in creosote bush scrub and Joshua tree woodland of the Mojave Desert, from east of Victorville to Kramer Junction. It has no stem, instead sending its erect petioles holding the leaves and erect peduncles bearing the flowers straight out of the sand. Each leaf upon the petiole is a dull green and thick and fleshy, divided into several rubbery-looking leaflets which are again divided into triangular pointed lobes. The inflorescence is a spherical umbel of tiny purplish corollas surrounded by large green bracts.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Flower Color
Green
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
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Anise Swallowtail
Papilio zelicaon
Papilio zelicaon
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Indra Swallowtail
Papilio indra
Papilio indra
Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 4.8" - 6.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.19" - 0.70", Coldest Month: 45.4" - 49.6", Hottest Month: 77.2" - 80.4", Humidity: 4.82" - 33.91", Elevation: 2134" - 3114"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Desert Springparsley
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
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Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
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