Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum
(Nutt.) Mathias & Constance
Carrot leaf biscuit root
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Summary
Source: WikipediaLomatium dissectum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names fernleaf biscuitroot, fernleaf desert parsley, carrotleaf biscuitroot, chocolate tips and coastal chocolate-tips
Description
A temperate herb from the Apiaceae family with finely dissected carrot-like foliage.
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Edible Uses
The young shoots and seeds are used as food. The roots are boiled to make a drink.
Traditional Uses
The young shoots and seeds are used as food. Caution. The roots are boiled to make a drink.
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Known Hazards
Caution advised for consumption.
Distribution
It is a temperate plant.
Where It Grows
North America, USA,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Indian-balsam
References (4)
- Beckstrom-Sternberg, Stephen M., and James A. Duke. "The Foodplant Database." http://probe.nalusda.gov:8300/cgi-bin/browse/foodplantdb.(ACEDB version 4.0 - data version July 1994) (As Leptotaenia multifida)
- Kermath, B. M., et al, 2014, Food Plants in the Americas: A survey of the domesticated, cultivated and wild plants used for Human food in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. On line draft. p 495
- Moerman, D. F., 2010, Native American Ethnobotany. Timber Press. p 314
- J. Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer 1:630. 1840 (As Leptotaenia multifida)
