Cous biscuitroot (Lomatium cous)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Lomatium cous is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.1 m (0ft 4in) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring to soups etc. — Root - raw or cooked[257.; It is usually peeled before being eaten.; The root can be dried and ground into a powder and then be mixed with cereal flours or added as a flavouring to soups etc.; When dug up in the spring it has a parsnip-like flavour.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry often open rocky slopes and flats, often with sagebrush, especially in foothills and lowland, occasionally above the treeline. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)