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

Barestem biscuitroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Lomatium

Characteristics

A herb that keeps growing from year to year from a stout tap-root. It grows 20-60 cm tall. The leaves are compound with several narrowly sword shaped leaflets.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 0.6
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a cool temperate plant. It grows on dry open slopes. It suits hardiness zone 5.
More
Dry open or lightly wooded areas at low to moderate elevations
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

The young leaves are boiled in soup like celery. They are also eaten as a vegetable. The roots can be cooked and eaten. The leaves can be frozen, canned or dried for future use. The young green fruit are used for tea and for flavouring soup.
Uses beverage incense medicinal spice tea
Edible flowers fruits leaves roots seeds shoots stems
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (leaf), Febrifuge (leaf), Cold Remedy (root), Cold Remedy (seed), Throat Aid (seed), Analgesic (seed), Antirheumatic (External) (seed), Cough Medicine (seed), Dermatological Aid (seed), Gastrointestinal Aid (seed), Gynecological Aid (seed), Herbal Steam (seed), Hunting Medicine (seed), Laxative (seed), Orthopedic Aid (seed), Panacea (seed), Ceremonial Medicine (seed), Internal Medicine (seed), Diaphoretic (seed), Headache (unspecified), Ache(Stomach) (unspecified), Cold (unspecified), Cough (unspecified), Fumigant (unspecified), Laxative (unspecified), Mammary (unspecified), Parturition (unspecified), Sore(Throat) (unspecified), Knee (unspecified), Ache(Back) (unspecified), Carbuncle (unspecified), Swelling (unspecified)
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 nudicaule unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143140-2
WFO ID wfo-0001067887
COL ID 3VX3Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ferula nuttallii Lomatium nudicaule Peucedanum robustum Ferula nudicaulis Pastinaca nudicaulis