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Lomatium gormanii
Also called Gorman's Biscuit Root, Gorman's Desert Parsley, Gorman's Lomatium, Pepper And Salt, Salt And Pepper, Salt And Pepper Lomatium
Lomatium gormanii, with the common names Gorman's biscuitroot and salt & pepper, is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae.
It is endemic to the Northwestern United States, in Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, being found in steppes and montane environments. It is called sasamít̓a, sasamít̓aya, and łałamít̓a in the Sahaptin language.
Wyeth biscuitroot · Plumas lomatium · Wasatch desertparsley · Bradshaw's desertparsley · Brandegee's desertparsley · California lomatium · Canby's biscuitroot · Alkali desertparsley · Yolla Bolly biscuitroot · Purple leptotaenia · Mariposa desertparsley · Agate desertparsley
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lomatium gormanii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
