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

Wyeth biscuitroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Lomatium

Characteristics

A herb that keeps growing from year to year from a stout tap-root.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Open slopes and flat land up to moderate elevations. Usually on dry soils.
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It is a temperate plant. It grows in dry areas in South Canada.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture 4-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The root has a flavour like celery. It can also be reduced to flour. The dried flowers and leaves are used for flavouring of meats, stews and salads.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible flowers leaves roots seeds tubers
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (flower), Throat Aid (flower), Cold Remedy (leaf), Throat Aid (leaf)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lomatium ambiguum unspecified picture

Distribution

Lomatium ambiguum world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143033-2
WFO ID wfo-0001067842
COL ID 3VWZ6
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Cogswellia ambigua Cogswellia laevigata Eulophus ambiguus Peucedanum laevigatum Lomatium ambiguum Peucedanum laevigatum Peucedanum ambiguum Peucedanum laevigatum