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Ligusticum scoticum L.
Scottish licorice-root

       
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Photo of Ligusticum scoticum L.
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Ligusticum scoticum L.

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Distribution:
Ligusticum scoticum L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AK, CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI), CAN (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, NU, ON, PE, QC), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
 

Related Taxa:
Ligusticum scoticum L.

View 91 genera in Apiaceae, 12 species in Ligusticum or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Ligusticum scoticum L. ssp. hultenii (Fernald) Calder & Roy L. Taylor. .
Ligusticum scoticum ssp. hultenii
Hulten's licorice-root
Distribution of Ligusticum scoticum L. ssp. scoticum. .
Ligusticum scoticum ssp. scoticum
Scottish licorice-root
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Ligusticum scoticum L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Apiales
Family Apiaceae – Carrot family
Genus Ligusticum L. – licorice-root
Species Ligusticum scoticum L. – Scottish licorice-root
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Ligusticum scoticum L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
Scotch lovage              Endangered
New York:
Scotch lovage              Endangered
Rhode Island:
Scotch lovage              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ligusticum scoticum L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FAC FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO FAC NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Ligusticum scoticum L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29524.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
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