PLANTS Profile for Lomatium cous (cous biscuitroot)

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Lomatium cous (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose
cous biscuitroot

Symbol:

LOCO4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Apiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Lomatium cous (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose

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Synonyms:
Lomatium cous (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose

	LOCI4	Lomatium circumdatum (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose
	LOMO4	Lomatium montanum J.M. Coult. & Rose

Distribution:
Lomatium cous (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose


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USA (ID, MT, ND, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, SK)

Related Taxa:
Lomatium cous (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose

View 91 genera in Apiaceae, 83 species in Lomatium

Classification:
Lomatium cous (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Apiales
Family	Apiaceae – Carrot family
Genus	Lomatium Raf. – desertparsley
Species	Lomatium cous (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose – cous biscuitroot

More Accounts and Images:
Lomatium cous (S. Watson) J.M. Coult. & Rose

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29689.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 01/04/2013 01:15 AM CST