Lomatium cous
| Lomatium cous | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Tribe: | Selineae |
| Genus: | Lomatium |
| Species: | Lomatium cous |
| Binomial name | |
| Lomatium cous (Wats.) Coult. & Rose | |
Lomatium cous (cous biscuitroot)[1] 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. [2]
It is called x̣áwš in the Sahaptin language, and qáamsit (when fresh) and qáaws (when peeled and dried) in the Nez Perce language.
References
- ↑ "Lomatium cous". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
- ↑ Schiemann, Donald Anthony. Wildflowers of Montana, page 174. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, 2005.
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