General: Alpine Biscuitroot (Lomatium graveolens var. alpinum) is a perennial forb that produces umbel-type inflorescences. The leaves are pinnately compound, and the leaflets are thread-like and glabrous.

Alpine Biscuitroot is an uncommon component of vegetation communities in dry, well-drained gravelly areas in the mountains in the Transition (Yellow Pine Forest) life zone.

Around Las Vegas, look for Alpine Biscuitroot up in the Sheep Range.

Family: Parsley (Apiaceae)