Lomatium utriculatum
(Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray) J. M. Coult. & Rose
Bladder parsnip, Common lomatium, Hog fennel
Lomatium utriculatum is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
1.7 - weak indicator
slopes
Coastal Sage Scrub, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Valley Grassland
[Wikipedia] Range, Habitat, Native American Food & Medicine Source: Lomatium utriculatum is native to western North America from British Columbia to California, where it grows in many types of habitat including chaparral, and in the Sierra Nevada. In Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia it is found most often west of the Cascade Mountain crest, unlike most Lomatium species, which grow in dry areas east of the Cascades. Uses This plant was used as a food and medicinal remedy by many Native American groups,[2] some of whom ate the fresh leaves raw. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
