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Lomatium fusiformis

Plants

Family: Apiaceae · Genus: Lomatium

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Lomatium fusiformis, synonym Orogenia fusiformis, is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family. It is known by the common name California Indian potato. It is native to the western United States from California to Montana, where it grows in high mountains in rocky, gravelly habitat. The tuber of Lomatium fusiformis has been traditionally consumed by Native American tribes in the western United States.

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