Cortia depressa (D.Don) C.Norman

Plants 5–10(–20) cm. Petioles and rachis thick, adaxially shallowly fluted, pubescent; blade 1.5–10 × 0.75–3 cm, 2–3-pinnatisect, pinnae 5–7 pairs; ultimate segments linear, 3–5 × 0.5–1 mm, margins entire, narrowly revolute. Bracts few, 2-pinnate, segments linear; rays numerous, 3–6 cm, unequal. pubescent; bracteoles 10–15, 2-pinnatisect, narrow-linear, longer than flowers; umbellules 25–30-flowered. Styles 0.5–1.5 mm, little elongated in fruit. Fruit ovoid-oblong, 4–5 × 3–4 mm. Fl. and fr. Jul–Sep.

It is a temperate place. In Nepal it grows between 3300-4500 m altitude. In Tibet it grows on alpine meadows at about 4,400 m above sea level.

The tender leaves are cooked as a vegetable. The fruitlets are used as a substitute for cumin.

Plants are grown from seed.