Biology:Lomatium torreyi
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Lomatium torreyi | |
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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. torreyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Lomatium torreyi J.M.Coult. & Rose
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Lomatium torreyi is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Sierra biscuitroot. It is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California , where it grows in the forests of the high mountains.
Description
Lomatium torreyi is a perennial herb growing up to 30 centimeters tall from a long taproot. There is generally no stem, the leaves and inflorescence emerging at ground level. The leaf blades are divided and subdivided into a mass of threadlike segments. The inflorescence is an umbel of yellow flowers.
External links
- Calflora Database: Lomatium torreyi (Sierra biscuitroot, Torrey's lomatium)
- Jepson Manual eFlora treatment of Lomatium torreyi
- USDA Plants Profile for Lomatium torreyi
- UC CalPhotos gallery of Lomatium torreyi
Wikidata ☰ Q6669276 entry
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