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Barestem Desert Parsley Seeds

Barestem Desert Parsley Seeds - Lomatium nudicaule - ḴEXMIN, q’uxmin, Barestem Biscuitroot

Lomatium nudicaule
ḴEXMIN, q’uxmin, Barestem Biscuitroot
  • Hardy to Zone 6
  • Full Sun
  • Germination Tested January 26, 2026: 100%
  • Approximately 30-40 seeds per pack
$6.95 CAD
$6.95 CAD
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Barestem Desert Parsley, known as q’uxmin in Hul'q'umi'num' (language of the Quw'utsun Peoples) and ḴEXMIN to the W̱SÁNEĆ Peoples, is a very special plant with many ceremonial, medicinal, and food uses. 

It has been used medicinally as a treatment for tuberculosis, and the seeds can be burned on a woodstove to clean the air of mold. It is used ceremonially in association with fishing and processing salmon among many Pacific Northwest First Peoples. Among groups such as the Kwakwaka'wakw and Nuu-chah-nulth, the seeds are burned as an incense at funerals and chewed by singers to ease their throats. I am currently chewing a delightfully aromatic seed while writing this seed description! 

This plant is in the carrot family, and has large striking umbels on plants about 2 feet tall. It grows in many different conditions from seasonally damp meadows to dry roadsides and sandy areas. It is an important food plant for Anise Swallowtail butterflies. 

I collected these seeds beside a highway growing alongside camas, somewhat near where a river meets the ocean, so I believe these plants may have been cultivated by the First Peoples of the area for many years. I made sure to replant seeds while I was harvesting, and I look forward to the seeds finding new homes in soils where they can be used for food and medicine without worry about road runoff. 

100% of sales from this variety go to Indigenous Food Sovereignty projects. If you are an Indigenous person who would like to grow these seeds, please email us at grow@cicadaseeds.org and we will gift them to you free of charge. 

Growing Instructions

Seeds require cold stratification (likely 30-90 days), which can be done in the fridge, or naturally outdoors if planted in fall or late winter. After stratification, keep at 15-20 degrees C to sprout, or allow for natural spring temperatures.
Grow on in pots until large enough to be planted out.

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We ship seeds in Canada via Canada Post's regular letter mail, which is an untracked service, and usually takes 1-4 weeks to arrive once we fulfill your order, but occasionally letter mail takes up to 6 weeks, especially to the Eastern provinces and rural areas.

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Ecologically Grown

Seeds are grown ecologically without the use of chemical pesticides or fertilizers.

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