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Lomatium triternatum

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Lomatium

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Selineae

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Lomatium triternatum

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Lomatium triternatum Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Lomatium triternatum

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Lomatium, Lomatium macrocarpum, Lomatium nudicaule, Lomatium grayi, Umbelifers

Lomatium triternatum is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name nineleaf biscuitroot. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a hairy perennial herb growing up to a meter tall from a taproot. The leaves emerge from the lower part of the stem. Each is generally divided into three leaflets which are each subdivided into three linear leaflike segments. The inflorescence is an umbel of yellow flowers, each cluster on a ray up to 10 centimeters long.

Lomatium triternatum leaf Desert Parsley Lomatium triternatum var triternatum Synonyms
Lomatium triternatum Nineleaf Biscuitroot Nineleaf Desert Parsley Nineleaf Lomatium

Lomatium triternatum Nineleaf Biscuitroot

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Lomatium triternatum Lomatium triternatum nineleaf lomatium Wildflowers of the

Lomatium triternatum Southwest Colorado Wildflowers Lomatium triternatum

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Lomatium triternatum Wikipedia