Lomatium orientale

Lomatium orientale
Lomatium orientale

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Lomatium
Species:
L. orientale
Binomial name
Lomatium orientale
Synonyms
  • Cogswellia orientalis (J.M.Coult. & Rose) M.E.Jones
  • Peucedanum orientale (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Blank.

Lomatium orientale, commonly known as salt-and-pepper, oriental desert parsley, or Northern Idaho biscuitroot, is a small spring blooming ephemeral plant. It grows in open habitats from the plains to foothills in western North America. It is known as one of the earliest blooming native flowers in its habitat.