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Lomatium triternatum (Pursh) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Nineleaf biscuitroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Lomatium

Characteristics

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a long slender taproot. The stems branch. The plant is 30-70 cm high. It has small hairs. The fruit are flat and narrowly oblong. They are 6-10 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.75
Root system tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) 0.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows in the rich foothill prairie of the Rocky Mountains.
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Open slopes and meadows in dry to fairly moist soil at low to moderate elevations.
Light 5-8
Soil humidity 2-5
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

Usage

The roots are eaten raw, roasted, baked or ground into flour. The flowers and upper leaves are dried and stored for later use. They are used to flavour meats, stews and salads.
Uses medicinal spice
Edible flowers leaves roots seeds
Therapeutic use Cold Remedy (flower), Throat Aid (flower), Strengthener (fruit), Pulmonary Aid (leaf), Cold Remedy (leaf), Throat Aid (leaf), Panacea (root), Pulmonary Aid (root)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

It can be grown from seeds or by cuttings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Lomatium triternatum unspecified picture

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1177167-2
WFO ID wfo-0001067909
COL ID 3VX52
BDTFX ID 81453
INPN ID 621712
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Eulophus triternatus Cogswellia triternata Ferula nuttallii Lomatium triternatum Seseli triternatum Peucedanum triternatum Seseli leiocarpum Peucedanum nuttallii Lomatium nudicaule var. puberulum Lomatium triternatum subsp. triternatum Lomatium triternatum var. triternatum

Lower taxons

Lomatium triternatum subsp. platycarpum Lomatium triternatum var. brevifolium Lomatium triternatum var. macrocarpum
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