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It is a perennial herb reaching up to 1.2 metres (3 ft 11 in) tall, [1] growing from a thick taproot. The leaves are mostly attached near the base of the plant, [ 1 ] spreading with petioles up to 30 centimetres (12 in) long and large blades divided into many small, [ 1 ] narrow segments.
Lomatium roots range from woody taproots to more fleshy underground tuberous-thickened roots.The plants are green and grow the most during the spring when water is available, and many species then set seed and dry out completely above ground before the hottest part of the year, while storing the energy they gained from photosynthesizing while water was available to them in their deep roots.
Lomatium orientale, commonly known as salt-and-pepper, [2] eastern cous, eastern desert-parsley, eastern lomatium, white-flowered desert-parsley, oriental desert parsley [3] or Northern Idaho biscuitroot, [4] is a small spring blooming ephemeral plant. It grows in open habitats from the plains to foothills in western North America.
Lomatium bradshawii, also known as Bradshaw's desert parsley, is a perennial herb, native to Oregon and Washington. Lomatium bradshawii was thought to be extinct until 1979, when it was rediscovered by a University of Oregon graduate. [ 2 ]
Lomatium watsonii is a low growing herb with leaves arising directly from the crown of a thickened taproot (acaulescent). Each green leaf is multiply divided, with narrow terminal segments from 1 to 5 mm long.
Lomatium foeniculaceum is a hairy perennial herb growing up to 30 centimeters long from a taproot. It lacks a stem, producing upright inflorescences and leaves from ground level. The leaves are up to about 30 centimeters long and are intricately divided into many small, narrow segments.