Apiaceae

Gray's biscuitroot

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

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lomatium

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Gray's biscuitroot (Lomatium grayi) — FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Gray's biscuitroot

Synonyms

Cogswellia grayi (J.M.Coult. & Rose) J.M.Coult. & Rose
Cogswellia millefolia M.E.Jones
Lomatium millefolium J.F.Macbr.
Peucedanum foeniculaceum J.G.Cooper
Peucedanum grayi J.M.Coult. & Rose
Peucedanum millefolium S.Watson

Flowers

In flower: March to May (from 391 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Daughter Dad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Parker James Lloyd, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Will Pearce, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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.