Lomatium

	Lomatium ''Lomatium'' is a genus in the family Apiaceae. It consists of about 100 species. Its common names include biscuitroot, Indian parsley, and desert parsley. It is in the family Apiaceae and therefore related to many familiar edible species such as carrots and celery. Native to western Northern America and northern Mexico, some ''Lomatium'' species are extensively used by Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Native Americans in the inland Pacific Northwest as a staple food. Description ''Lomatium'' roots range from woody taproots to more fleshy underground tuberous-thickened roots. The plants are green and grow the most during the spring when water is available, and many species then set seed and dry out completely above ground before the hottest part of the year, while storing the energy they gained from photosynthesizing while water was available to them in their deep roots. For most of the year, the plant is not visible; the brown tops often are blown off or easily crushed, but i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lomatium Californicum ''Lomatium californicum'' is a species of plant related to the carrot and the parsnip which is known by the common names California rock parsnip, celery weed, and California lomatium. This plant is native to California and Oregon. It is found on mountains and hills, at elevations of . Description ''Lomatium californicum'' grows to . It has coarsely toothed to lobed blue-green leaves. They resemble those of common celery in both appearance and taste. The yellow flowers are in broad umbels of in diameter. Uses It is a traditional Native American food source and medicinal plant Medicinal plants, also called medicinal herbs, have been discovered and used in traditional medicine practices since prehistoric times. Plants synthesize hundreds of chemical compounds for various functions, including Plant defense against h ..., with various parts of the plant used, including by the Kawaiisu, Yuki, and Yurok peoples. The Yuki chewed it while hunting to prevent deer from detect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lomatium Canbyi ''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.Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 652. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Description ''Lomatium 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 UMBEL (Upper Mapping a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lomatium Utriculatum ''Lomatium utriculatum'' is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name common lomatium or spring gold. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in many types of habitat including chaparral, and in the Sierra Nevada. Description ''Lomatium utriculatum'' is a hairless to lightly hairy perennial herb growing up to tall from a slender taproot. The leaves are basal and also grow from the middle and upper sections of the stem, long on a stalk. Each leaf is generally divided and subdivided into many small linear lobes. Leaves higher on the stem have prominent sheaths. The inflorescence is a webbed umbel of yellow flowers with rays up to long, blooming from February to June and expanding to across while in fruit. The fruit is seedlike and long. Range and habitat ''Lomatium utriculatum'' is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in many types of habitat incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lomatium Bradshawii ''Lomatium bradshawii'', also known as Bradshaw's desert parsley, is a perennial herb, native to Oregon and Washington. ''Lomatium bradshawii'' was thought to be extinct until 1979, when it was rediscovered by a University of Oregon graduate.Lawton, Barbara Perry. ''Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace''. Portland: Timber Press, 2007. Due to conservation efforts, in 2021, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service removed the plant from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Plants. This herb was common in the Willamette Valley before agricultural development and fire prevention which has allowed shrubs and weeds to invade. Most known populations of ''Lomatium bradshawii'' are within ten miles of Eugene, Oregon. In the Willamette Valley, populations exist in the Oregon counties Lane, Benton, Linn, and Marion, and in Washington ''Lomatium bradshawii'' grows in Puget Sound. The largest population of this herb was in Camas Meadows, Washington, with a population of 10,7900,0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lomatium Bicolor ''Lomatium bicolor'' (Wasatch desertparsley) is an herb of the family Apiaceae that occurs in two varieties, ''Lomatium bicolor'' var. ''leptocarpum'' and ''Lomatium bicolor'' var. ''bicolor''. It is 20–50 cm tall and the stems are split at the ground. ''Lomatium bicolor'' has glabrous, or mildly scabrous, compound umbels with yellow flowers that have relatively wide petal Petals are modified leaves that form an inner whorl surrounding the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often brightly coloured or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''corol ...s. The petioles are 9–14 cm long. References External links USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium bicolor var. bicolorUSDA Plants Profile for Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpumUnited States Forest Service External links USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium bicolor'' (Wasatch desertparsley) bicolor Flora of the Western United States Flora of the Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lomatium Brandegeei ''Lomatium brandegeei'', also known as Brandegee's desert-parsley is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae that is found in the mountains of Washington and southern British Columbia. Description ''Lomatium brandegeei'' produces compound umbels with yellow flowers that appear from May to June. It has a relatively short taproot, and its stems are 20–60 cm tall. The leaves are multiply divided to form narrowly eliptical to obovate leaflets with a dull surface and reticulate veination. The glabrous deflexed fruits are about 1 cm long with ridges and narrow lateral wings. Hitchcock, C.L. and Cronquist, A. 2018. Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 2nd Edition, p. 649. University of Washington Press, Seattle. Burke Herbarium Image Collection, http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Lomatium%20brandegeei Range and Habitat ''Lomatium brandegeei'' grows in the Cascade Mountains east of the Cascade crest in central to northern Washington and so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Lomatium Ambiguum ''Lomatium ambiguum'', also known as Wyeth biscuitroot, is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae that grows in the northwestern United States and into British Columbia in dry areas. The leaves are divided into many blades, and stems can be slightly purple and are 6–24 cm tall. Yellow flowers in compound umbel UMBEL (Upper Mapping and Binding Exchange Layer) is a logically organized knowledge graph of 34,000 concepts and entity types that can be used in information science for relating information from disparate sources to one another. It was retired ...s appear from late April to June. Cultivation and uses Like many ''Lomatium'' species, this was also utilized by Native Americans. The flowers and leaves were dried and used to flavor meats, stews and salads while a tea brewed of the same parts was taken for common colds and sore throats.Moerman, Daniel, ''Native American Ethnobotany'' (Timber Press, Portland Oregon 1998), p. 313. References ;Footnotes ;General Cra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]