Desert Biscuitroot (Lomatium foeniculaceum)

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

Lomatium foeniculaceum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.2 m (0ft 8in). 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. It prefers dry or moist soil.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

aromatic flavouring in cooked foods. — It can be dried and ground into a powder and then be mixed with cereal flours or added to soups etc.; No more details are given, though it is most likely used as an aromatic flavouring in cooked foods.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry open slopes, valleys, plains and at moderate elevations. Prairies in calcareous clay soils in Texas. (Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)