Lomatium

Lomatium
Lomatium brandegeei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Tribe:	Selineae
Genus:	Lomatium Raf.
Species
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Lomatium is a genus of 70 to 80 perennial herbs native to western North America.

Several species, including L. cous, L. geyeri, and L. macrocarpum, are sometimes known as biscuit roots for their starchy edible roots. These are or have been traditional Native American foods, eaten cooked or dried and ground into flour. Some Native Americans ground Lomatium into mush and shaped into cakes and stored for later use. Their flavor has been compared to celery, parsnip, or stale biscuits.

Lomatium dissectum has been used as herbal medicines for cough and upper respiratory infections, including tuberculosis.

Selected species

Lomatium parryi

Lomatium ambiguum Lomatium bicolor Lomatium bradshawii Lomatium brandegeei Lomatium californicum Lomatium canbyi Lomatium caruifolium Lomatium ciliolatum Lomatium columbianum Lomatium congdonii Lomatium cous Lomatium cusickii Lomatium cuspidatum Lomatium dasycarpum Lomatium dissectum Lomatium donnellii

Lomatium engelmannii Lomatium farinosum Lomatium foeniculaceum Lomatium geyeri Lomatium gormanii Lomatium grayi Lomatium greenmanii Lomatium hallii Lomatium hambleniae Lomatium hendersonii Lomatium howellii Lomatium insulare Lomatium laevigatum Lomatium latilobum Lomatium leptocarpum Lomatium lucidum Lomatium macrocarpum

Lomatium marginatum Lomatium martindalei Lomatium minus Lomatium mohavense Lomatium nevadense Lomatium nudicaule Lomatium observatorium Lomatium ochocense Lomatium oreganum Lomatium orogenioides Lomatium parryi Lomatium parvifolium Lomatium piperi Lomatium ravenii Lomatium repostum Lomatium rigidum

Lomatium rollinsii Lomatium roseanum Lomatium salmoniflorum Lomatium serpentinum Lomatium shevockii Lomatium stebbinsii Lomatium suksdorfii Lomatium tamanitchii Lomatium thompsonii Lomatium torreyi Lomatium tracyi Lomatium triternatum Lomatium tuberosum Lomatium utriculatum Lomatium vaginatum Lomatium watsonii

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile
• UVSC Herbarium - Lomatium
• Food uses at Plants for a Future
• Descriptions and photographs of several species
• Wikispecies