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Apiaceae

Nuttall's biscuitroot

Lomatium nuttallii (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Lomatium

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Common names

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English
Nuttall's biscuitroot

Synonyms

  • Aletes megarrhiza (A.Nelson) W.A.Weber
  • Aletes nuttallii (A.Gray) W.A.Weber
  • Cogswellia nuttallii (A.Gray) M.E.Jones
  • Cynomarathrum megarrhizum (A.Nelson) Rydb.
  • Cynomarathrum nuttallii (A.Gray) J.M.Coult. & Rose
  • Lomatium megarrhizum (A.Nelson) Mathias
  • Neoparrya megarrhiza (A.Nelson) W.A.Weber
  • Peucedanum megarrhizum A.Nelson
  • Seseli nuttallii A.Gray

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.