Lomatium farinosum

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Lomatium farinosum
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Lomatium farinosum var. hambleniae at Colockum Wildlife Area, Chelan County Washington
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lomatium
Species:
L. farinosum
Binomial name
Lomatium farinosum
(Geyer) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium farinosum, with the common name northern biscuitroot, is a perennial flowering herb of the family Apiaceae. [1]

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It is endemic to the Northwestern United States.

Description

Lomatium farinosum is a small flowering perennial that flowers in early spring. It grows from a single taproot with a proportionally large nearly spherical tuber several inches deep. The glabrous leaves are dissected into a few narrow linear leaflets that are folded longitudinally. The flowers are yellow or white and the stem is glabrous. [2]

Range and Habitat

Lomatium farinosum grows mostly in shallow rocky soils and ranges from central Washington and north-central Oregon to west central Idaho, with possible observations in central southern British Columbia and western Montana. [2]

References

  1. ↑ NRCS. "Lomatium farinosum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. 1 2 Hitchcock, C. Leo; Cronquist, Arthur (2018). Giblin, David; Legler, Ben; Zika, Peter F.; Olmstead, Richard G. (eds.). Flora of the Pacific Northwest (Second ed.). Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press. p. 650. ISBN   9780295742885. OCLC   1027726040.


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