Lomatium canbyi is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Canby's biscuitroot (lúukš in the Sahaptin language and qeqíit in the Nez Perce language). It is native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States and northeast California, where it grows east of the Cascade ridge in sagebrush-covered plateau habitat and barren flats.[1][2]
| Lomatium canbyi | |
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| At Quilomene Wildlife Area near Old Vantage Highway, Kittitas 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. canbyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lomatium canbyi | |
Description
editLomatium canbyi is a perennial herb with flower stalks up to about 25 centimeters tall. It lacks a stem, producing compound leaves and inflorescences from ground level. The hairless leaves are up to 15 centimeters long and divided into many highly divided leaflets usually with a glaucous or slightly bluish color. The leaves are often held parallel to and close to the ground. The inflorescence is stout and is topped with a dense compound umbel up to 6 cm wide, composed of many small white flowers with dark anthers. The primary umbel (involucre) has no bracts and the secondary umbel (involucel) has narrow bractlets that wither to become inconspicuous as the flower ages.[1][3]
Uses
editThe Klamath and Modoc peoples use the roots of this plant as food.[4][5]
Gallery
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Leaf -
Flower umbel -
Flower umbel, bottom view
References
edit- ^ a b Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 652. University of Washington Press, Seattle.
- ^ Citizen science observations for Lomatium canbyi at iNaturalist
- ^ Burke Herbarium Image Collection| http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Lomatium%20canbyi
- ^ Coville, Frederick V. (1897). "Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon". Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium. 5 (2): 102.
- ^ Ray, Verne Frederick (1963). Primitive Pragmatists: The Modoc Indians of Northern California. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 198. ISBN 0295738936. OCLC 419082.
External links
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Media related to Lomatium canbyi at Wikimedia Commons- Calflora Database: Lomatium canbyi (Canby's biscuitroot, Canby's lomatium)
- Jepson eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Lomatium canbyi
- USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium canbyi (Canby's biscuitroot)
- UC CalPhotos gallery for Lomatium canbyi
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