Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Lomatium nevadense (S. Watson) Coulter & Rose
(Biscuit Root)


Family: Apiaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
By var., see Allred

Lomatium nevadense has small white flowers in umbels on a short stalk. The fruit is puberulent. The peduncles equal or exceed the leaves. The leaves are grayish green and highly dissected. Lomatium nevadense is found in dry lower elevation hills.
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Lomatium nevadense, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., WD Ranch Road, February 11, 2007



Lomatium nevadense, photo Russ Kleinman, Maggie Smith, Kelly Kindscher, Leith Young, Scott Zager & Bill Norris, Burro Mtns., Knight Mountain, March 21, 2009



Lomatium nevadense, growth habit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Canyon, February 23, 2010



Lomatium nevadense, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Canyon, February 23, 2010



Lomatium nevadense, closeup of umbel, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Canyon, February 23, 2010



Lomatium nevadense, field macro of flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Canyon, February 23, 2010



Lomatium nevadense, closeup of measured leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Hoodoo Canyon, February 23, 2010


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