Lomatium eurycarpum
Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae
What it is like
Lomatium eurycarpum is a PERENNIAL. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil.
Height (m): 0
Where it is found
Not known
N. America.
Conservation Status:
Countries/locations it is found in
How it is used
Food
Rating: 2
Root. No more details are given but it is most likely to be dried and ground into a powder and then be mixed with cereal flours or added as a flavouring to soups etc.
Root: includes bulbs, corms, tubers, rhizomes etc.
Medicine
Rating: 0
Other
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How it is grown
We have almost no information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain. It is possible that this species is no more than a synonym for L. macrocarpum. This species does not appear in the N. American checklist of plants. Perhaps it is a misspelling for Lomatium erythrocarpum Meinke & Constance? It can be assumed that plants will require a dry to moist but well-drained soil in a sunny position. This is a taxonomically very difficult genus, many of the species now included in it have at times been included in other genera.
Propagating it: Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a cold frame. Stored seed can be rather slow to germinate, when sown in the spring it usually takes at least 12 months to germinate. Giving it a period of cold stratification might reduce this time. The seedlings need to be pricked out into individual pots as soon as they are large enough to handle, and should be planted out into their permanent positions in the summer. Fresh seed can be sown immediately in situ. Division may be possible in spring or autumn.
Best place to grow: Cultivated Beds;
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness:
Growth:
Soil: Light (sandy), medium, heavy (clay)
Shade: No shade
Moisture: Dry, moist