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Barestem Biscuitroot
Lomatium nudicaule
  
1 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Barestem Biscuitroot (Lomatium nudicaule) 1 Nurseries Carry This Plant Lomatium nudicaule is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name barestem biscuitroot. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it is known from several habitat types, including forest and woodland. It is a perennial herb growing up to about 70 centimeters tall from a thick taproot. It generally lacks a stem, the flower cluster and leaves emerging from ground level. The leaves are made up of many dull green, waxy lance-shaped leaflets each up to 9 centimeters long. The flower cluster is borne on a stout peduncle widening at the top where it blooms in an umbel of yellow or purplish flowers. This plant was a source of food for many Native American groups, and its parts were used medicinally.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
2.3 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Green

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 confirmed , 3 likely * ) SHOW ALL
Agonopterix oregonensis Image
Agonopterix oregonensisAgonopterix oregonensis
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Papilio zelicaon Image
Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaonPapilio zelicaon
*
Papilio indra Image
Indra Swallowtail Papilio indraPapilio indra
*
Papilio polyxenes Image
Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenesPapilio polyxenes

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 1

Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Rocky slopes, flats

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 13.3" - 99.9", Summer Precipitation: 0.24" - 2.80", Coldest Month: 27.8" - 52.2", Hottest Month: 54.8" - 73.2", Humidity: 0.47" - 22.00", Elevation: 23" - 6201"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Pestle Lomatium, Pestle Parsnip


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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