Common Yampah

Perideridia gairdneri

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Perideridia gairdneri is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common names common yampah and Gardner's yampah. It is native to western North America from southwestern Canada to California to New Mexico, where it grows in many types of habitat. It is a perennial herb which may approach 1.5 meters in maximum height, its slender, erect stem growing from cylindrical tubers measuring up to 8 centimeters long. Leaves near the base...

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Color white
Group Flowering Plants
Kingdom Plants
Park Steamboat Lake and Pearl Lake