Lomatium farinosum, with the common name northern biscuitroot, is a perennial flowering herb of the family Apiaceae.[1]
| Lomatium farinosum | |
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| Lomatium farinosum var. hambleniae at Colockum Wildlife Area, Chelan County Washington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Lomatium |
| Species: | L. farinosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Lomatium farinosum (Geyer) J.M.Coult. & Rose
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It is endemic to the Northwestern United States.
Description edit
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.
Range and Habitat edit
Lomatium farinosum grows mostly in shallow rocky soils and ranges from central Washington and north-central Oregon to southern Idaho and western Montana.
References edit
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Lomatium farinosum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
External links edit
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