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''Lomatium nudicaule'' is a species of flowering plant in the
/ref> barestem biscuitroot, Indian celery and Indian consumption plant. 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 tall from a thick taproot. It generally lacks a stem, the inflorescence and leaves emerging from ground level. The leaves are made up of many dull green, waxy lance-shaped leaflets each up to 9 cm long. The inflorescence is borne on a stout, leafless
Calflora Database: ''Lomatium nudicaule'' (Barestem biscuitroot, Pestle lomatium, Pestle parsnip)Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of ''Lomatium nudicaule''USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium nudicaule'' (barestem biscuitroot)UC CalPhotos gallery
nudicaule Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of British Columbia Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Utah Flora of the Great Basin Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Taxa named by Frederick Traugott Pursh Taxa named by John Merle Coulter Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Apiaceae-stub
carrot family
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plan ...
known by the common names pestle lomatium,Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, Morris Book Publishing LLC., Barestem Biscuuitroot, USDA/ref> barestem biscuitroot, Indian celery and Indian consumption plant. 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 tall from a thick taproot. It generally lacks a stem, the inflorescence and leaves emerging from ground level. The leaves are made up of many dull green, waxy lance-shaped leaflets each up to 9 cm long. The inflorescence is borne on a stout, leafless
peduncle Peduncle may refer to:
*Peduncle (botany), a stalk supporting an inflorescence, which is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed
*Peduncle (anatomy), a stem, through which a mass of tissue is attached to a body
**Peduncle (art ...
widening at the top where it blooms in an umbel of yellow or purplish flowers.
Uses
This plant is a traditional source of food for many Native American groups, and its parts are used medicinally, including as a treatment for tuberculosis. It also has been used ceremonially in association with the fishing and processing of salmon among peoples of southwestern British Columbia and Washington. For example, the W̱SÁNEĆ (Saanich), who called it ''qexmín'', burn the seeds in a fire or on a stove when drying the salmon. Among other peoples also, including the Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuu-chah-nulth, the seeds are burned as an incense at funerals and chewed by singers to ease their throats.Turner, Nancy J. ''The Earth's Blanket''. Douglas & McIntyre, 2005, p.48-50References
External links
Calflora Database: ''Lomatium nudicaule'' (Barestem biscuitroot, Pestle lomatium, Pestle parsnip)
nudicaule Flora of the Northwestern United States Flora of British Columbia Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Utah Flora of the Great Basin Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands Taxa named by Frederick Traugott Pursh Taxa named by John Merle Coulter Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Apiaceae-stub