Bradshaw’s Desert Parsley (lomatium bradshawii)

By: Gina Diep And Layne Keltz

Habitat

This plant resides in flooded wetlands without too many other plants around.

Description

Very small, yellow flowers Oblong, pink fruits Parsley-looking leaves

Range

This plant mainly resides in: Eugene, Oregon Clark County, Washington Willamette Valley, Oregon

Relationships

Mutualism- Bees get food from the flowers and the plant gets pollinated because the bee passes it’s pollen from one plant to another.

Parasitism- Cows graze on the plant for food and the plant is harmed.

Role in the Ecosystem

It is a producer. It produces food for 1 st level consumers

Adaptations

It’s seed can survive fire and it counts on seasonal floods to create wetlands for it to grow.

What would happen to the Ecosystem if it went extinct There could be a small reduction in some animals because it’s original food source is now gone.

Two Negative Effects of Extinction to our Life A potentially useful herb is now gone and if it has any medical use, it is also gone.

Reasons of Decline

Their habitat is being destroyed for industry, agriculture and housing. Water diversions and flood control are diverting the floods that are needed for this plant to grow. Less flooding and fire cycles can turn prairie wetlands into woodlands over time by letting trees invade the space.

Plans

We plan to save it by planting more fruit trees at home. Planting so fruit companies don’t have to burn down specific places for orchards of fruits or other plants. Planting our own fruit also reduces use of fossil fuels to transport the fruits to places in need because fossil fuels put pollution into the atmosphere and all the greenhouse gases are speeding up climate change.