Lomatium ambiguum

Lomatium ambiguum
Lomatium ambiguum at Leavenworth Ski Hill, Chelan County Washington
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lomatium
Species:
L. ambiguum
Binomial name
Lomatium ambiguum
(Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium ambiguum, also known as Wyeth biscuitroot, is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae that grows in the northwestern United States and into British Columbia in dry areas. The leaves are divided into many blades, and stems can be slightly purple and are 6–24 cm tall. Yellow flowers in compound umbels appear from late April to June.

Cultivation and uses

Like many Lomatium species, this was also utilized by Native Americans. The flowers and leaves were dried and used to flavor meats, stews and salads while a tea brewed of the same parts was taken for common colds and sore throats.[1]

References

Footnotes
  1. ^ Moerman, Daniel, Native American Ethnobotany (Timber Press, Portland Oregon 1998), p. 313.
General
  • Craighead, John. A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.
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