| Lomatium californicum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Lomatium |
| Species: | L. californicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Lomatium californicum (Nutt.) Mathias & Constance | |
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.
This plant is native to California and Oregon. It is found on mountains and hills, at elevations of 150–1,800 metres (490–5,910 ft).
Description
Lomatium californicum grows to 3–12 decimetres (0.98–3.94 ft). 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 1.5–3 decimetres (5.9–11.8 in) in diameter.
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. The Yuki chewed it while hunting to prevent deer from detecting human scents. The Chumash called it chuchupaste (lit. plant of great virtue) and used it to cure headaches and stomach pain.
References
- ITIS Standard Report Page: Lomatium californicum
- USDA: Lomatium californicum
- ^ Jepson: Lomatium californicum
- ^ University of Michigan at Dearborn: Native American Ethnobotany of Lomatium californicum
- Anderson, Kat (2005). Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 143. ISBN 978-0520280434.
External links
- Calflora Database: Lomatium californicum (California lomatium, celery weed)
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Lomatium californicum
- USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium californicum (California lomatium)
- UC Photos gallery — Lomatium californicum
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Lomatium californicum |
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| Leptotaenia californica | |
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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
- Apiaceae stubs