Barestem biscuitroot (Lomatium nudicaule)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Choice Edible (4/5)

Lomatium nudicaule is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft) by 0.6 m (2ft in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. 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, Leaves, Shoots, Roots/Tubers

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

taste is rather like a hot spicy parsnip. — Root - raw or cooked.; The taste is rather like a hot spicy parsnip.; The root can be roasted and used as a vegetable, or can be dried and ground into a powder then used as a flavouring in soups etc.; Leaves and young shoots - eaten as a vegetable or used as a celery-like flavouring in soups etc.

Habitat & North American Range

Dry open or lightly wooded areas at low to moderate elevations. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)