Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Species:
canadense
ID:
1068494

Status:
valid

Authors:
Britton

Source:
tro

Year:
1894

Citation Micro:
Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 240 (1894)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001067832



Common Names

  • Ligusticum canadense
  • Canadian Licorice Root
  • Canadian Lovage


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Description

Ligusticum canadense (also called Canadian Licorice, among many other common names) is a small, perennial herbaceous plant that is native to the eastern United States and grows in dry, rocky habitats. It has small, white flowers and thin, creeping stems.

Uses & Benefits

Ligusticum canadense is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a ground cover. It is also used in traditional medicine to treat skin ailments and to reduce inflammation.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Ligusticum canadense has small, white flowers with five petals, and the seeds are small and black. Seedlings have a single pair of cotyledons and a single root.

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Where to Find Ligusticum canadense

Ligusticum canadense is native to North America. It is found in moist deciduous and coniferous forests.

Species in the Apiaceae family

Aciphylla anomala, Aciphylla aurea, Aciphylla cartilaginea, Aciphylla colensoi, Aciphylla congesta, Aciphylla crenulata, Aciphylla crosby-smithii, Aciphylla cuthbertiana, Aciphylla dieffenbachii, Aciphylla dissecta, Aciphylla divisa, Aciphylla dobsonii, Aciphylla ferox, Aciphylla flexuosa, Aciphylla glacialis, Aciphylla glaucescens, Aciphylla gracilis, Aciphylla hectori, Aciphylla hookeri, Aciphylla horrida, Aciphylla indurata, Aciphylla inermis, Aciphylla kirkii, Aciphylla latibracteata, Aciphylla lecomtei, Aciphylla leighii, Aciphylla lyallii, Aciphylla monroi, Aciphylla montana, Aciphylla multisecta, Aciphylla pinnatifida, Aciphylla polita, Aciphylla poppelwellii, Aciphylla scott-thomsonii, Aciphylla similis, Aciphylla simplex, Aciphylla simplicifolia, Aciphylla spedeni, Aciphylla squarrosa, Aciphylla stannensis, Aciphylla subflabellata, Aciphylla takahea, Aciphylla traillii, Aciphylla traversii, Aciphylla trifoliolata, Aciphylla verticillata, Acronema alpinum, Acronema astrantiifolium, Acronema brevipedicellatum, Acronema bryophilum,

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