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Apiaceae

Gorman's biscuitroot

Lomatium gormanii (Howell) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Lomatium

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Gorman's biscuitroot: Lomatium gormanii in Gothenburg Botanical Garden in 2015. Plant id: 1993-0337 s W; Ratko, R
Photo: Averater, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Gorman's biscuitroot

Synonyms

  • Cogswellia gormanii (Howell) M.E.Jones
  • Cogswellia gormanii f. purpurea H.St.John
  • Lomatium gormanii f. purpureum H.St.John
  • Peucedanum confusum Piper
  • Peucedanum gormanii Howell

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
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.