Lomatium foeniculaceum
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Lomatium foeniculaceum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family
known by the common name desert biscuitroot. It is native to much of western and central North America, where it grows in many types of habitat.
. It lacks a stem, producing upright inflorescence
s and leaves from ground level. The leaves are up to about 30 centimeters long and are intricately divided into many small, narrow segments. The inflorescence is an umbel
of many spreading clusters of small yellow or purplish flowers. The plant has a strong scent and the edible leaves taste like parsley
, a close relative.
Apiaceae
The Apiaceae , commonly known as carrot or parsley family, is a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. The family is large, with more than 3,700 species spread across 434 genera, it is the sixteenth largest family of flowering plants...
known by the common name desert biscuitroot. It is native to much of western and central North America, where it grows in many types of habitat.
Description
Lomatium foeniculaceum is a hairy perennial herb growing up to 30 centimeters long from a taprootTaproot
A taproot is an enlarged, somewhat straight to tapering plant root that grows vertically downward. It forms a center from which other roots sprout laterally.Plants with taproots are difficult to transplant...
. It lacks a stem, producing upright inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s and leaves from ground level. The leaves are up to about 30 centimeters long and are intricately divided into many small, narrow segments. The inflorescence is an umbel
Umbel
An umbel is an inflorescence which consists of a number of short flower stalks which are equal in length and spread from a common point, somewhat like umbrella ribs....
of many spreading clusters of small yellow or purplish flowers. The plant has a strong scent and the edible leaves taste like parsley
Parsley
Parsley is a species of Petroselinum in the family Apiaceae, native to the central Mediterranean region , naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and widely cultivated as an herb, a spice and a vegetable.- Description :Garden parsley is a bright green hairless biennial herbaceous plant in temperate...
, a close relative.