Apiaceae Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance

Carrotleaf Biscuitroot

Gosiute - Drug, Orthopedic Aid

Use documented by:
Chamberlin, Ralph V., 1911, The Ethno-Botany of the Gosiute Indians of Utah, Memoirs of the American Anthropological Association 2(5):331-405., page 369

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Scientific name: Lomatium dissectum var. multifidum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance
USDA symbol: LODIM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Carrotleaf Biscuitroot
Family: Apiaceae
Family (APG): Apiaceae
Native American Tribe: Gosiute
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Orthopedic Aid
Notes: Poultice of roots applied to foot crushed under the wheel of a wagon.

RECRD: 89076 id: 20828