Lomatium nevadense

Species of flowering plant

Lomatium nevadense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lomatium
Species:
L. nevadense
Binomial name
Lomatium nevadense
(S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Lomatium nevadense is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Nevada biscuitroot.[1] It is native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where it is known from several different habitat types, including sagebrush and woodlands. It is a perennial herb growing up to about 45 centimeters tall from a taproot. The leaves are up to about 16 centimeters long, their blades divided into many oblong pointed segments. The inflorescence is an umbel of white or cream flowers.

References

  1. ^ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2023-10-30.

External links

  • Calflora Database: Lomatium nevadense (Nevada biscuitroot, Nevada lomatium)
  • Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Lomatium nevadense
  • USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium nevadense (Nevada biscuitroot)
  • UC CalPhotos gallery
Taxon identifiers
Lomatium nevadense
Peucedanum nevadense


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