Lomatium howellii
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Lomatium howellii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Howell's biscuitroot, or Howell's lomatium. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and northern California, where it is a member of the local serpentine soils flora.
Description
Lomatium howellii is a perennial herb growing up to 80 centimeters tall from a thick, branching taproot. It often lacks a stem, producing upright inflorescences and leaves from ground level. The long leaves may exceed a meter long and are each made up of many oval or rounded toothed leaflets. The inflorescence is an umbel of small yellow or purplish flowers.
External links
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- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Lomatium+howellii Calflora Database: Lomatium howellii (Howell's biscuitroot, Howell's lomatium)]
- [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=31425 Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Lomatium howellii]
- [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LOHO USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium howellii (Howell's biscuitroot)]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Lomatium+howellii UC CalPhoto gallery of Lomatium howellii]
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Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Category:Endemic flora of the United States
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Taxa named by Willis Linn Jepson
Category:Taxa named by Sereno Watson
Category:Plants described in 1885
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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