''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
Sahaptin (), also called Ichishkiin (; Umatilla language, Umatilla: , Yakama dialect, Yakama: ), is one of the two-language Sahaptian languages, Sahaptian branch of the Plateau Penutian languages, Plateau Penutian family spoken in a section of t ...
and qeqíit in the
Nez Perce language
Nez Perce, also spelled Nez Percé or called nimipuutímt (alternatively spelled ''nimiipuutímt'', ''niimiipuutímt'', or ''niimi'ipuutímt''), is a Sahaptian language related to the several dialects of Sahaptin (note the spellings ''-ian'' v ...
). It is native to the
Pacific Northwest
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of the United States and northeast California, where it grows east of the Cascade ridge in
sagebrush
Sagebrush is the common name of several woody and herbaceous species of plants in the genus ''Artemisia (plant), Artemisia''. The best-known sagebrush is the shrub ''Artemisia tridentata''. Sagebrush is native to the western half of North Amer ...
-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
inflorescence
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s 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
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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.
[ Burke Herbarium Image Collection, http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Lomatium%20canbyi]
Uses
The
Klamath and
Modoc peoples use the roots of this plant as food.
Gallery
Image: Lomatium canbyi iNat-200671796.jpg, Leaf
Image: Lomatium canbyi iNat-201927476.jpg, Flower umbel
Image: Lomatium canbyi iNat-201930001.jpg, Flower umbel, bottom view
References
External links
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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''
canbyi
Flora of California
Flora of the Northwestern United States
Flora of the Great Basin
Endemic flora of the United States
Plants used in Native American cuisine
Taxa named by John Merle Coulter
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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