Lomatium canbyi

Lomatium canbyi is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Canby's biscuitroot (lúukš in the Sahaptin language and qeqíit in the Nez Perce language). It is native to the Pacific Northwest of the United States and northeast California, where it grows in sagebrush-covered plateau habitat and barren flats.

Lomatium canbyi
Lomatium canbyi at Quilomene Wildlife Area near Old Vantage Highway, Kittitas County Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Apiaceae
Tribe:
Selineae
Genus:
Lomatium
Species:
Lomatium canbyi
Binomial name
Lomatium canbyi

It is a perennial herb growing up to about 25 centimeters tall. It lacks a stem, producing erect leaves and inflorescences from ground level. The leaves are up to 15 centimeters long and divided into many highly divided leaflets. The inflorescence is topped with a dense umbel of whitish flowers.

The Klamath and Modoc peoples use the roots of this plant as food.[1][2]

References
  1. Coville, Frederick V. (1897). "Notes On The Plants Used By The Klamath Indians Of Oregon". Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium. 5 (2): 102.
  2. Ray, Verne Frederick (1963). Primitive Pragmatists: The Modoc Indians of Northern California. Seattle: University of Washington Press. p. 198. ISBN 0295738936. OCLC 419082.


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