Lomatium utriculatum (nutt. ex Torr., A.gray) J.m.coult. & Rose

Common lomatium (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Lomatium

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.1 - 0.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Prairies and other open often rocky places west of the Cascades
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-6
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

Usage

The young leaves and shoots are eaten as greens or in salads. The leaves are cooked by frying and eaten with salt.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves roots shoots
Therapeutic use Analgesic (root), Gastrointestinal Aid (root), Dermatological Aid (unspecified), Orthopedic Aid (unspecified), Headache (unspecified), Stomach (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

Flower

Lomatium utriculatum flower picture by Jim Conroy (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:143190-2
WFO ID wfo-0001067914
COL ID 3VX54
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cogswellia utriculata Lomatium vaseyi Peucedanum utriculatum Peucedanum vaseyi Lomatium utriculatum Cogswellia vaseyi Lomatium utriculatum var. utriculatum Cogswellia caruifolia var. patens Cogswellia caruifolia var. vaseyi