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Lomatium nevadense is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Nevada biscuitroot. It is native to the western United States and northern Mexico, where it is known from several different habitat types, including sagebrush and woodlands. It is a perennial herb growing up to about 45 centimeters tall from a taproot. The leaves are up to about 16centimeters long, their blades divided into many oblong pointed segments. The flower cluster is an umbel of white or cream flowers.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

2 ft Tall

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Color

White, Cream

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Site type

Desert

Plant communities

Creosote Bush Scrub, Lodgepole Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Sagebrush Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 4 likely

Confirmed Likely

Agonopterix oregonensis

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon