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In North America, fennel may be found growing in the same habitat and alongside natives osha (''[[Ligusticum porteri]]'') and ''[[Lomatium]]'' species, useful medicinal relatives in the [[parsley]] family. | In North America, fennel may be found growing in the same habitat and alongside natives osha (''[[Ligusticum porteri]]'') and ''[[Lomatium]]'' species, useful medicinal relatives in the [[parsley]] family. | ||
Most ''Lomatium'' species have yellow flowers like fennel, but some | Most ''Lomatium'' species have yellow flowers like fennel, but some are white-flowered and resemble poison hemlock. ''Lomatium'' is an important historical food plant of [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] known as 'biscuit root'. Most ''Lomatium'' spp. have finely divided, hairlike leaves; their roots have a delicate rice-like odor, unlike the musty odor of hemlock. ''Lomatium'' species prefer dry, rocky soils devoid of organic material. | ||
== Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||