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Lomatium
Also called Desert Parsley, Biscuit Root, Biscuitroots, Indian Parsley, Indianroot, Biscuitroot
Lomatium is a genus of about 100 desert and dry-slope herbs in the carrot family, native to western North America and northern Mexico. Commonly grown members are drought-tolerant species that need full sun, excellent drainage, and very little water.
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 Native Americans in the inland Pacific Northwest as a staple food.
The species is native to western Northern America and northern Mexico.
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 it into cakes and stored them for later use. Their flavor has been compared to celery, parsnip, or stale biscuits. Lomatium continues to be harvested and eaten by Indigenous people, including members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs, and the Yakama Nation.
California lomatium · Canby's biscuitroot · Cous biscuitroot · Utah desertparsley
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