Lomatium farinosum


Lomatium farinosum, with the common name northern biscuitroot, is a perennial flowering herb of the family Apiaceae.
It is endemic to the Northwestern United States.

Description

Lomatium farinosum is a small flowering perennial that flowers in early spring. It grows from a single taproot with a proportionally large nearly spherical tuber several inches deep. The glabrous leaves are dissected into a few narrow linear leaflets that are folded longitudinally. The flowers are yellow or white and the stem is glabrous.

Range and Habitat

Lomatium farinosum grows mostly in shallow rocky soils and ranges from central Washington and north-central Oregon to west central Idaho, with possible observations in central southern British Columbia and western Montana.