Biscuitroot
Lomatium foeniculaceum (Nutt.) C. & R.
other common names: yellow wild parsley, hairy parsley, lomatium, carrot-leaf lomatium, Indian biscuit, cowas or cows
Lomatium: from the Greek, meaning “a little border,” referring to the winged borders on the fruit
Foeniculaceum: meaning “like fennel”
Parsley family: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
Photograph by Thomas Rosburg, Wildflowers of the Tallgrass Prairie: The Upper Midwest, Second Edition
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