Apiaceae FAMILY
Lomatium gayeri
Lomatium gayeri
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Lomatium gayeri is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeWestern N. America - Washington and British Columbia.
HabitatOpen slopes and flats, foothills and lowlands to moderate elevations[ 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. ].