Peucedanum eurycarpum

J. M. Coult. & Rose

Biscuit-root

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Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (ANSP-PH)

What to Eat

Edible parts: Root, Tuber

The tubers are eaten raw and have a celery flavor.

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

A temperate herb in the Apiaceae family with edible tubers that have a celery flavor.

Names & Synonyms

Peucedanum macrocarpum var. eurycarpum A. Gray

References (1)

Lim, T. K., 2015, Edible Medicinal and Non Medicinal Plants. Volume 9, Modified Stems, Roots, Bulbs. Springer p 65