Lomatium californicum
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Lomatium californicum is a species of plant related to the carrot and the parsnip which is known by the common names California rock parsnip, celery weed, and California lomatium.[1]
This plant is native to California and Oregon.[2] It is found on mountains and hills, at elevations of Script error: No such module "convert"..[3]
Description
Lomatium californicum grows to Script error: No such module "convert".. It has coarsely toothed to lobed blue-green leaves. They resemble those of common celery in both appearance and taste.
The yellow flowers are in broad umbels of Script error: No such module "convert". in diameter.[3]
Uses
It is a traditional Native American food source and medicinal plant, with various parts of the plant used, including by the Kawaiisu, Yuki, and Yurok peoples.[4] The Yuki chewed it while hunting to prevent deer from detecting human scents.[4] The Chumash called it chuchupaste (lit. plant of great virtue) and used it to cure headaches and stomach pain.[5]
References
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- ↑ ITIS Standard Report Page: Lomatium californicum
- ↑ USDA: Lomatium californicum
- ↑ a b Jepson: Lomatium californicum
- ↑ a b University of Michigan at Dearborn: Native American Ethnobotany of Lomatium californicum
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External links
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- Lomatium
- Flora of California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Endemic flora of the United States
- Plants used in Native American cuisine
- Pre-Columbian California cuisine
- Plants used in traditional Native American medicine
- Taxa named by Lincoln Constance
- Taxa named by Mildred Esther Mathias