Gamote (Cymopterus purpurascens)

Family: Apiaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Cymopterus purpurascens is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.3 m (1ft in) at a medium rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: neutral soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry soil and can tolerate drought.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet, tender taste similar to parsnips . — The root has an excellent sweet, tender taste similar to parsnips .

Habitat & North American Range

Found on shrubby slopes, from 4,500-7,500 ft (1372-2286 m). (Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)