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Apiaceae

Nevada biscuitroot

Lomatium nevadense (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Lomatium

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Nevada biscuitroot: Lomatium nevadense var. nevadense alongside the trail on the ridge just north of Fossil Ridge, Blue Diamond Hill, Spring Mountains, southern Nevada
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Arabic
لوماتيوم نيفادينس
English
Nevada biscuitroot

Synonyms

  • Cogswellia nevadensis M.E.Jones
  • Peucedanum nevadense S.Watson

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.