Apiaceae Lomatium canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose
Canby's Biscuitroot
Okanagan-Colville - Food, Unspecified
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 64
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Lomatium canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose
Scientific name: Lomatium canbyi (Coult. & Rose) Coult. & Rose
USDA symbol: LOCA4 (
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Common names: Canby's Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Okanagan-Colville
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Unspecified
Notes: Roots eaten raw or pit cooked and boiled.
RECRD: 12333 id: 20751