Plant
Biscuit root; Lewis’s lomatium
Lomatium triternatum
Habitat
Nez Perce Co.
Conservation
Apparently secure
First Observed
1806-05-06
The journals do not quote Lewis describing this plant directly; the roots are documented through the herbarium specimens and Lewis’s Camp Chopunnish entries on the cous harvest. On May 10, 1806 he wrote that “the noise of their women pounding roots reminds me of a nail factory.”
Recent sightings
Where it’s being seen today
1 research-grade iNaturalist observation between 2021–2021. Most recent: 2021-06-08. Sourced from Terrain360 trail captures, cached locally.
