Apiaceae
Fernleaf biscuitroot
Lomatium dissectum
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Lomatium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Fernleaf biscuitroot
Synonyms
- Cynapium apiifolium Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Cynapium bigelovii Torr.
- Cynapium nudicaule Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Ferula dissecta (Nutt.) A.Gray
- Ferula dissoluta S.Watson
- Leptotaenia dissecta Nutt.
- Leptotaenia dissecta var. foliosa Hook.
- Leptotaenia foliosa J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Ligusticum apiifolium A.Gray
- Ligusticum apiifolium var. minus A.Gray
- Ligusticum apiodorum (A.Gray) J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Ligusticum apiodorum var. helleri J.M.Coult. & Rose ex Mathias
- Ligusticum helleri J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Lomatium dissectum var. dissectum
- Pimpinella apiodora A.Gray
- Pimpinella apiodora var. nudicaulis A.Gray
Flowers
- Flower colour
- purple (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Kayla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Kate Manning, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Brew, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Conquest, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Chris Durdel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chris Fluit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.