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Apiaceae

Kellogg's yampah

Perideridia kelloggii (A.Gray) Mathias

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Perideridia

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Kellogg's yampah: Perideridia kelloggii—Yampah. This member of the carrot family was an important food source for Native Americans. The gorgeous anise swallowtail butterfly will
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Kellogg's yampah

Synonyms

  • Atenia kelloggii (A.Gray) Greene
  • Carum kelloggii 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.