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Lomatium ambiguum, also known as Wyeth biscuitroot, is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae that grows in the northwestern United States and into British Columbia in dry areas. The leaves are divided into many blades, and stems can be slightly purple and are 6–24 cm tall. Yellow flowers in compound umbels appear from late April to June.

Lomatium ambiguum
Lomatium ambiguum at Leavenworth Ski Hill, Chelan County Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Lomatium
Species:	L. ambiguum
Binomial name
Lomatium ambiguum (Nutt.) J.M.Coult. & Rose

Cultivation and uses

Like many Lomatium species, this was also utilized by Native Americans. The flowers and leaves were dried and used to flavor meats, stews and salads while a tea brewed of the same parts was taken for common colds and sore throats.[1]

References

Footnotes

General

• Craighead, John. A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1998.

External links

Data related to Lomatium ambiguum at Wikispecies

• USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium ambiguum (Wyeth biscuitroot)

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