western grasswort

Lilaeopsis occidentalis, known as western grasswort, is a flowering plant in the carrot family (Apiaceae). It is found in brackish and salt marshes along the western coast of North America, from southern Alaska to California, and also in parts of South America. The plant forms a tuft of grasslike, stiff, and erect leaves up to 30 cm long, emerging from a rhizome network. It produces minute flowers in an umbel on a short stalk, followed by small, round fruits measuring 1 to 2 mm in width. The species was first described in 1897 by J.M. Coulter and Rose.