Lomatium orientale
| Lomatium orientale | |
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| Lomatium orientale | |
| 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 | |
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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.