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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