Lomatium cous

Lomatium cous (cous biscuitroot)[1] is a perennial herb of the family Apiaceae. The root is prized as a food by the tribes of the southern plateau of the Pacific Northwest. Meriwether Lewis collected a specimen in 1806 while on his expedition.[2]

Lomatium cous
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Lomatium cous
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Lomatium cous
(Wats.) Coult. & Rose

It is called x̣áwš in the Sahaptin language, and qáamsit (when fresh) and qáaws (when peeled and dried) in the Nez Perce language.

References

  1. "Lomatium cous". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. Schiemann, Donald Anthony. Wildflowers of Montana, page 174. Mountain Press Publishing Company, Missoula, 2005.


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