Lomatium nevadense (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose is a plant in the Apiaceae family, order Apiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Lomatium nevadense (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium nevadense (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium nevadense, or Nevada biscuitroot, is a perennial carrot family herb native to western US and northern Mexico.

Family
Genus
Lomatium
Order
Apiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Lomatium nevadense (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium nevadense (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family, with the common name Nevada biscuitroot. It is native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where it grows in several different habitat types including sagebrush and woodlands. This perennial herb grows up to around 45 centimeters tall from a taproot. Its leaves can reach up to about 16 centimeters in length, with leaf blades divided into many oblong pointed segments. Its inflorescence is an umbel that bears white or cream flowers.

Photo: (c) Joe Decruyenaere, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · cc-by-sa

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Apiales Apiaceae Lomatium

More from Apiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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