Lomatium nudicaule Calflora

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Lomatium nudicaule (Pursh) J. M. Coult. & Rose

Barestem biscuitroot, Pestle lomatium, Pestle parsnip

Lomatium nudicaule is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~295 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Lomatium
Family:	Apiaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs in non wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cogswellia nudicaulis
OTHER	Peucedanum robustum

Information about Lomatium nudicaule from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (LONU2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/29/2025).