Cymopterus terebinthinus

Cymopterus terebinthinus is a perennial plant in the carrot family Apiaceae with leaves that look like parsley and grows in the Great Basin of the American West.

[1] Common names include Aromatic spring-parsley, northern Indian parsnip, and turpentine cymopterus.

[1] It is a low growing perennial plant from 1⁄2 to 2 feet (0.15 to 0.61 m) tall, spreading out from a woody base.

[1] The inflorescence is a peduncle with 3-24 rays, each 1⁄2 to 3 inches (1.3 to 7.6 cm) long, bearing minuscule 5-petaled yellow flowers.

[1] It grows on dry, sandy or rocky slopes, typically around rocks, from 5,000 to 9,000 feet (1,500 to 2,700 m) in sagebrush steppe and montane plant communities of the Great Basin.

C. terebinthinus double-umbel flowerhead