Cous-root Desert-parsley

Lomatium cous (cous biscuitroot) is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae. The root is prized as a food by the tribes of the southern plateau of the Pacific Northwest. Meriwether Lewis collected a specimen in 1806 while on his expedition.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Cous-root Desert-parsley being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Lomatium donnellii
• Lomatium hendersonii
• Lomatium sandbergii
• Lomatium vaginatum
• Lomatium serpentinum
• Cymopterus lemmonii

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Lomatium

Species

Lomatium cous

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