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Lomatium nevadense is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Nevada biscuitroot. It is native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where it is known from several different habitat types, including sagebrush and woodlands. It is a perennial herb growing up to about 45 centimeters tall from a taproot. The leaves are up to about 16 centimeters long, their blades divided into many oblong pointed segments. The inflorescence is an umbel of white or cream flowers.

Lomatium nevadense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Lomatium
Species:	L. nevadense
Binomial name
Lomatium nevadense (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & Rose

External links

• Calflora Database: Lomatium nevadense (Nevada biscuitroot, Nevada lomatium)
• Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Lomatium nevadense
• USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium nevadense (Nevada biscuitroot)
• UC CalPhotos gallery

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