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Apiaceae

Barestem biscuitroot

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

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Lomatium

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Barestem biscuitroot: Barestem Biscuitroot, Indian-consumption-plant, Pestle Parsnip
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Barestem biscuitroot
Spanish
Cogswellia nudicaulis

Synonyms

  • Ferula nudicaulis Nutt.
  • Ferula nuttallii DC.
  • Leptotaenia dissecta A.Gray
  • Pastinaca nudicaulis Spreng.
  • Peucedanum nudicaule Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
  • Peucedanum robustum Jeps.
  • Smyrnium nudicaule Pursh

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.