Apiaceae FAMILY
Lomatium dissectum
Lomatium dissectum
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lomatium dissectum is a Perennial It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food, medicine and source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - southwards from Alberta and British Columbia.
HabitatOpen, often rocky slopes and dry meadows, often on talus[ 60 Title Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. Publication Author Hitchcock. C. L. Publisher University of Washington Press Year 1955 ISBN - Description A standard flora for Western N. America with lots of information on habitat etc. Five large volumes, it is not for the casual reader. ].