Apiaceae FAMILY

Lomatium ambiguum

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Lomatium ambiguum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.75 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeWestern N. America - British Columbia and Washington to Montana.

HabitatOpen slopes and flat land up 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. ]. Usually on dry soils[ 212 Title A Field Guide to Rocky Mountain Wildflowers Publication Author Craighead. J., Craighead. F. and Davis. R. Publisher The Riverside Press Year 1963 ISBN 63-7093 Description Excellent little pocket guide to the area, covering 590 species and often giving details of their uses. ].