Wildlife
Pestle parsnip
Lomatium nudicaule
Habitat
Rock Fort
Conservation
Apparently secure
Tribes of the Columbia Plateau used Pestle Parsnip for soups and eating much like celery. Also as a treatment for TB.
Journal References
2 journal entries mention Pestle parsnip
May
2
1806
Clark: May 2, 1806
...sence. the
flower and fructification resembles that of the parsnip. this plant is
very common in the rich lands on the Ohio and its branches. I tasted of
this plant...
May
2
1806
Lewis: May 2, 1806
...sence. the flower and fructification resembles
that of the parsnip this plant is very common in the rich lands on the
Ohio and it's branches the Mississippi &c. I ta...
