Lomatium farinosum explained

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

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 small linear leaflets. The flowers are yellow or white and the stem is glabrous.[1]

Range and Habitat

Lomatium farinosum grows mostly in shallow rocky soils and ranges from central Washington and north-central Oregon to southern Idaho and western Montana.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hitchcock . C. Leo . Charles Leo Hitchcock . Cronquist . Arthur . Arthur Cronquist . Giblin . David . Legler . Ben . Zika . Peter F. . Olmstead . Richard G. . 2018 . Flora of the Pacific Northwest . en . subscription . Second . Seattle, Washington . University of Washington Press . 650 . 9780295742885 . 1027726040.