Transcript Bradshaw’s Desert Parsley (lomatium bradshawii)

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 1st 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.