Plant guide: Barestem biscuitroot: Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) J.M. Coult. and Rose

Derek Tilley; Loren St. John

Plant guide: Barestem biscuitroot: Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) J.M. Coult. and Rose

Informally Refereed

Authors:

Derek Tilley, Loren St. John

Year:

2012

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Aberdeen, ID: U.S. Department of Agriculture, NRCS, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center. 3 p.

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Abstract

Barestem biscuitroot is palatable primarily to sheep but grows in such limited quantities that it is hardly an important forage species (Hermann 1966). It serves as a host plant for the larvae of anise swallowtail butterfly (Papilio zelicaon) (Pelini et al 2009).

Keywords

Lomatium nudicaule, Barestem biscuitroot

Citation

Tilley, Derek; St. John, Loren. 2012. Plant guide: Barestem biscuitroot: Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) J.M. Coult. and Rose. Aberdeen, ID: U.S. Department of Agriculture, NRCS, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center. 3 p.