''Lomatium salmoniflorum'' (salmonflower biscuitroot) is a

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native to the northwest

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. In February and March one to nineteen

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s bloom, each with up to 300 flowers. Each flower is either strictly staminate or hermaphroditic. It has glabrous leaves that are deeply dissected into narrow blades.

Description

''Lomatium salmoniflorum'' has a particularly thick taproot and the stems are often separated at the ground, 20 to 60 cm tall. ''Lomatium salmoniflorum'' is the first ''

Lomatium ''Lomatium'' is a genus in the family Apiaceae. It consists of about 100 species native to western Northern America and northern Mexico. Its common names include biscuitroot, Indian parsley, and desert parsley. It is in the family Apiaceae and t ...

'' species to bloom in its area. It is often confused with ''

Lomatium grayi ''Lomatium grayi'', commonly known as Gray's biscuitroot, Gray's desert parsley, or pungent desert parsley, is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae. It is native to Western Canada in British Columbia, and the Western United States, including ...

'', the species most similar to ''Lomatium salmoniflorum''. ''Lomatium salmoniflorum'' flowers are not as brightly yellow as other ''Lomatium'' species. ''Lomatium salmoniflorum'' can be found growing along the

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and Clearwater Rivers for about .

External links

USDA Plants Profile for ''Lomatium salmoniflorum''USDA - ''Lomatium salmoniflorum'' Photos Gallery FishandGame.idaho.gov: ''Lomatium salmoniflorum''
salmoniflorum Flora of Oregon Flora of Washington (state) Flora of Idaho Endemic flora of the United States Taxa named by John Merle Coulter Taxa named by Lincoln Constance Taxa named by Mildred Esther Mathias Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Apiaceae-stub