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
editLomatium 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.[2]
Range and Habitat
editLomatium farinosum grows mostly in shallow rocky soils and ranges from central Washington and north-central Oregon to southern Idaho and western Montana.[2]
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Lomatium farinosum". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ^ a b 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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