Lomatium simplex var. simplex
(Nutt.) J. F. Macbr.
Great Basin desert parsley
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Ingrid P. Lin
Ingrid P. Lin
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Barbara L. Wilson
Barbara L. Wilson
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Barbara L. Wilson
Barbara L. Wilson
What to Eat
The young roots are reduced to flour and eaten.
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 herb in the Apiaceae family with edible roots.
Names & Synonyms
Lomatium platycarpum
References (1)
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 317
