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Yavapai County Native & Naturalized Plants

Lomatium foeniculaceum - desert biscuitroot

Synonyms: Ferula foeniculacea, Peucedanum foeniculaceum
Other Common Names: biscuitroot, carrot-leaf desert-parsley
Plant Form: Forb or Subshrub

Family: Apiaceae


   
 
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Forb Plant Description

Origin: Native   Life Cycle: Perennial
General Desc: Several basal 3 times divided leaves arise from a thick taproot. Flowers are in compound umbels arising on stems from the base of the plant.
Identification notes: Taprooted, lacks stems. Leaves basal, pinnatifid, hairy, whitish or blue-green in color. Flower heads terminal and axillary, flowers yellow, purple-tinged in compound umbels; bracts holding the umbel rough margined. Fruit obicular or oblong.
Height: Up to 12 inches

Habitat

Habitat Description: Oak-juniper woodlands and clearings in ponderosa forests.
Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest
Elevation: 4000 - 8000 feet

Flower Characteristics

Color: Yellow, white, purplish-tinged     Shape: Regular in round clusters     Tubular: N     Flowering Period: Mar - Jun
Description: Tiny 5-petaled flowers form tight umbels on long stems. Flower clusters are compound umbels (umbrella-like).

Leaf and Stem Characteristics

Leaf Color: Grayish-green     Leaf Type: Simple     Leaf Shape: Pinnatifid     Leaf Margin: Lobed     Leaf Attachment: Basal     Leaves Clasp: N
Hairs: Leaves and stems     Spines: N
Leaf Description: Leaves are highly dissected, hairy on both surfaces and ovate in outline.

Fruit and Seed Characteristics

Fruit Color: Light brown   
Fruit Notes: Fruit is oval, hairy, 2-seeded and has lateral wings. Fruits are called schizocarps. A schizocarp splits into 1-seeded chambers at maturity.
Seed Notes: The seeds are very similar to those of dill and have papery “wings.”

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