Lomatium papilioniferum
(formerly Lomatium grayi; also known as Butterfly Biscuitroot, Biscuit root, Pungent Desert Parsley, Gray’s Desert Parsley)
zones 2-5
30 seeds
Butterfly Biscuitroot belongs to the very large, and ever-expanding, Lomatium family. These plants are all edible and medicinal to varying extents, and have been used by native tribes for centuries. Until recently, this particular variety was classified as Lomatium grayi. It was recently discovered, though, that the plants being classified as such were actually 3 different species. Lomatium papilioniferum was classified and named for the swallowtail butterflies that prefer to use it as a host plant (papilioniferum can be translated as “butterfly-bearer”). Butterfly Biscuitroot is one of the earliest Lomatiums to green up in spring and can bloom as early as March in some areas.
The plant forms a cluster of upright to spreading stems. When rubbed, it gives off a strong, parsley- or cilantro-like scent. Leaves are smooth to slightly rough, divided pinnately into several hundred crowded, narrow, fleshy segments held in different planes that give the plant an illusion of thickness. The infloresence is a flat umbel of yellow flowers held on leafless stems above foliage.
NOTE: in an effort to keep the seed capsules whole, they are shipped in a small box to avoid crushing by postal processing. This results in an increased shipping charge, reflected in the seed cost.
sorry, this product is not available for shipping to Canada
Butterfly Biscuitroot, like all Lomatiums, prefers a dry, rocky soil, preferably with a sunny aspect that will warm up quickly in spring. Scatter seed on prepared ground in fall and seeds will sprout the following spring.
Lomatium papilioniferum
(formerly Lomatium grayi; also known as Butterfly Biscuitroot, Biscuit root, Pungent Desert Parsley, Gray’s Desert Parsley)
zones 2-5
30 seeds
Butterfly Biscuitroot belongs to the very large, and ever-expanding, Lomatium family. These plants are all edible and medicinal to varying extents, and have been used by native tribes for centuries. Until recently, this particular variety was classified as Lomatium grayi. It was recently discovered, though, that the plants being classified as such were actually 3 different species. Lomatium papilioniferum was classified and named for the swallowtail butterflies that prefer to use it as a host plant (papilioniferum can be translated as “butterfly-bearer”). Butterfly Biscuitroot is one of the earliest Lomatiums to green up in spring and can bloom as early as March in some areas.
The plant forms a cluster of upright to spreading stems. When rubbed, it gives off a strong, parsley- or cilantro-like scent. Leaves are smooth to slightly rough, divided pinnately into several hundred crowded, narrow, fleshy segments held in different planes that give the plant an illusion of thickness. The infloresence is a flat umbel of yellow flowers held on leafless stems above foliage.
NOTE: in an effort to keep the seed capsules whole, they are shipped in a small box to avoid crushing by postal processing. This results in an increased shipping charge, reflected in the seed cost.
sorry, this product is not available for shipping to Canada
Butterfly Biscuitroot, like all Lomatiums, prefers a dry, rocky soil, preferably with a sunny aspect that will warm up quickly in spring. Scatter seed on prepared ground in fall and seeds will sprout the following spring.
