Lomatium orientale
Coult. & Rose
Northern Idaho biscuitroot
ApiaceaeRoots
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Roots
The roots are eaten raw or baked.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A temperate herbaceous plant in the carrot family.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Lomatium orientale, commonly known as salt-and-pepper, oriental desert parsley, or Northern Idaho biscuitroot, is a small spring blooming ephemeral plant. It grows in open habitats from the plains to foothills in western North America. It is known as one of the earliest blooming native flowers in its habitat.
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 316
