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Spring Gold - Lomatium utriculatum 

This is a tiny and amazing flower - mostly found with many grouped together in one clump or umbrella on one or more stems. 

You might need to get very close to these to see the parts - the tiny folded under petals and the tall stamens that look like a crown above the flower. 

This photo was from a plant on the north side of the church and you could kneel in the path and get close without trampling anything. 

Curiously, every photo I found on the internet had yellow stamens but you can see in this photo they’re all white  Maybe they’ll yellow as they mature. 

They’re part of the carrot family and First Nations folks pulled the roots to steam and eat, or dry for winter use.