Cymopterus basalticus

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Shadscale spring parsley, Cymopterus basalticus (32883127853).jpg

|status = G2

|status_system = TNC

|taxon = Cymopterus basalticus

|authority = M.E. Jones

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Cymopterus basalticus is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Intermountain wavewing. It is native only to parts of Utah and White Pine County, Nevada in the United States. It is a perennial herb, {{convert|5|cm|in|abbr=on}} to {{convert|15|cm|in|abbr=on}} tall, and produces purple or yellow flowers in spring. C. basalticus grows on bare basaltic and clay soils typically in pinyon-juniper woodland and sagebrush communities.{{cite web |title=Cymopterus basalticus |publisher=USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service |url=https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CYBA3 |access-date=June 16, 2013}}{{cite web|title=Cymopterus basalticus |publisher=Nevada Natural Heritage Program |url=http://www.heritage.nv.gov/sites/default/files/atlas/cymopbasal.pdf |accessdate=June 16, 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071332/http://www.heritage.nv.gov/sites/default/files/atlas/cymopbasal.pdf |archivedate=March 4, 2016 |url-status=dead }}