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Lomatium eurycarpum

a perennial member of the Lomatium genus in the family Umbelliferae.

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Taxonomy and growth

Life cycle
perennial
Fertility
self fertile
Flower type
hermaphrodite
Pollinators
Insects

Uses

Edible uses

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Root[3]. No more details are given but it is most likely to be dried and ground into a powder and then be mixed with cereal flours or added as a flavouring to soups etc.

Plant part
Root

Environment

Range
N. America.
Habitat
Not known
Light
full sun
Shade tolerance
no shade
Water
moderate
Soil textures
sandy, loamy, clay
Soil pH
acid, neutral, alkaline
Drainage
well drained
Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
No
Drought
intolerant

Propagation

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Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed can be rather slow to germinate, when sown in the spring it usually takes at least 12 months to germinate. Giving it a period of cold stratification might reduce this time. The seedlings need to be pricked out into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle, and should be planted out into their permanent positions in the summer. Fresh seed can be sown immediately in situ. Division may be possible in spring or autumn.

Cultivation

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We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain. It is possible that this species is no more than a synonym for L. macrocarpum[1]. This species does not appear in the N. American checklist of plants. Perhaps it is a misspelling for Lomatium erythrocarpum Meinke & Constance? It can be assumed that plants will require a dry to moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position. This is a taxonomically very difficult genus, many of the species now included in it have at times been included in other genera[2].

References

  1. Yanovsky. E. Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. U.S. Depf of Agriculture.

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  2. Hitchcock. C. L. Vascular Plants of the Pacific Northwest. University of Washington Press 1955-00-00

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  3. Saunders. C. F. Edible and Useful Wild Plants of the United States and Canada. Dover Publications 1976-00-00 ISBN 0-486-23310-3

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