Lomatium tarantuloides

23 July 2017 // 0 Comments

Description. It is a very recently (2014) described species: «Lomatium tarantuloides Darrach & Hinchliff, sp. nov., is a narrow endemic of conservation concern growing primarily in shallow, gravelly, serpentine-derived soils in a small area of [...]

Lomatium bicolor var. leptocarpum

22 July 2017 // 0 Comments

Ethnobotany. A food for the Paiute Peoples. The peeled roots were eaten raw or pit cooked and boiled or dried for future use. According to Kelly, Isabel T. in “Ethnography of the Surprise Valley Paiute” (1932).  Description. The [...]