Apiaceae
Bigseed biscuitroot
Lomatium macrocarpum
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Lomatium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bigseed biscuitroot, Bigseed lomatium, Biscuit root
Synonyms
- Cogswellia artemisiarum J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Cogswellia flava (Suksd.) J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Cogswellia macrocarpa M.E.Jones
- Cogswellia macrocarpa var. artemisiarum (Piper) H.St.John
- Ferula macrocarpa Hook. & Arn.
- Lomatium artemisiarum Piper
- Lomatium ellipticum (Torr. & A.Gray) J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Lomatium flavum Suksd.
- Lomatium macrocarpum var. artemisiarum Piper
- Lomatium macrocarpum var. douglasii Jeps.
- Lomatium macrocarpum var. ellipticum (Torr. & A.Gray) Jeps.
- Lomatium macrocarpum var. semivittatum Piper
- Peucedanum eurycarpum J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Peucedanum foeniculaceum Newb.
- Peucedanum macrocarpum Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
- Peucedanum macrocarpum var. eurycarpum A.Gray
- Peucedanum nudicaule var. ellipticum Torr. & A.Gray
- Thaspium macrocarpum Herb.Bourg. ex S.Watson
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May (from 842 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Ed Alverson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Chuck Wilson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.