''Lomatium ambiguum'', also known as Wyeth biscuitroot, is a

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of the family

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that grows in the northwestern United States and into

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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

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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 *Craighead, John. ''A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.

External links

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USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium ambiguum'' (Wyeth biscuitroot)
ambiguum Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of British Columbia Flora of Utah Taxa named by John Merle Coulter Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Apiaceae-stub