Cous biscuitroot
Lomatium cous

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A low growing herb. It has a tap-root. It grows 25 cm tall. The flowers are yellow. There is a ring of broad oval bracts under the flower.

It is a cool temperate plant. It grows on dry rocky slopes. It suits hardiness zone 5.

Canada, North America, USA

The roots are eaten raw, boiled or steamed. They can be sun dried and stored for future use. They are pulverised and made into porridge.

Root, seeds

Cuka, Desert parsley, Tsuga

Cogswellia cous;