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Apiaceae

Desert biscuitroot

Lomatium foeniculaceum (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Lomatium

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Desert biscuitroot: The yellow flowers combined with the grayish hairy highly dissected leaves is characteristic of this sometimes abundant species.
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
لوماتيم فوينيكولاسيوم
English
Desert biscuitroot

Synonyms

  • Cogswellia foeniculacea J.M.Coult. & Rose
  • Ferula foeniculacea Nutt.
  • Pastinaca foeniculacea Spreng.
  • Peucedanum foeniculaceum (Nutt.) Nutt.

Characteristics

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

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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.