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Apiaceae

Donnell's biscuitroot

Lomatium donnellii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Lomatium

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Donnell's biscuitroot: Lomatium donnellii
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Donnell's biscuitroot, Glaucous desert parsley

Synonyms

  • Cogswellia donnellii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) M.E.Jones
  • Cogswellia plummerae M.E.Jones
  • Lomatium plummerae (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose
  • Lomatium plummerae var. helleri Mathias
  • Lomatium plummerae var. plummerae
  • Peucedanum donnellii J.M.Coult. & Rose
  • Peucedanum plummerae J.M.Coult. & Rose

Flowers

In flower
April to May (from 19 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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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.