Apiaceae Lomatium ambiguum (Nutt.) Coult. & Rose
Wyeth Biscuitroot
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Dried Food
Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J., R. Bouchard and Dorothy I.D. Kennedy, 1980, Ethnobotany of the Okanagan-Colville Indians of British Columbia and Washington, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 70
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Lomatium ambiguum (Nutt.) Coult. & Rose
Scientific name: Lomatium ambiguum (Nutt.) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: LOAM (
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Common names: Wyeth Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Dried Food
Notes: Flowers and upper leaves dried for future use.
RECRD: 12363 id: 20723