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Ligusticum canadense

Ligusticum canadense (L.) Britton

american lovage, angelico, canadian licorice-root, nondo

Image ID: 15304
Image by: Sorrie, Bruce A.
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: LICA16
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ligusticum canadense
Include in WOTAS: 1
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-12-16

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: LIGUS
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Ligusticum
GENUS AUTHORITY: L.
GENUS COMMON: Licorice-root
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of 40-50 species, herbs, circumboreal and north temperate.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Mathias & Constance (1945)=MC.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: APIACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Apiaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Lindley 1836 or UMBELLIFERAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Carrot Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 445 genera and about 3540 species of herbs (rarely shrubs or trees), cosmopolitan, but especially north temperate. Hydrocotyle is more closely related to Araliaceae, and has been transferred there (Chandler & Plunkett 2004).
FAMILY REFERENCE: Mathias & Constance (1945)=MC. [also see ARALIACEAE]

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Tall, celery-scented perennial from a large taproot, found in moist to dryish, nutrient-rich forests and woodlands.
STEMS: Stem stout, green with white-waxy coating.
LEAVES: Leaves alternate, to 14 in. long; lower leaves 3 or 4 times ternately compound, but upper leaves less divided or even simple. Leaflets are lance-shaped to oblong, thin-textured and serrate-edged to toothed.
INFLORESCENCE:
FLOWERS: Flowers in compound terminal umbels, the umbellets with about 15 flowers each. Flowers Â¼ in. wide, composed of 5 tiny white petals.
FRUITS: Fruit a joined pair of flattened, oval seeds.
COMMENTS:
HEIGHT: 2-6 ft.

DURATION: Perennial
HABIT: Herb

LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
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FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS
SYMMETRY: Radial (Actinomorphic)
BLOOM TIME: Jun-Jul

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BLOOM COLOR: White

White	Red	Pink	Orange	Yellow	Green	Blue	Lavender	Purple	Violet	Brown	Not Applicable
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FRUITING PERIOD: Aug-Sep.

DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Dry forests, Moist forests
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Part Shade, Shade
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GRIM ACCESSIONS

acc_id	acc_num	acc_dt	coll_id	Action
3954	1992-0110			View
4963	1995-0081			View
5145	1995-0264			View
5900	1995-1028			View

GRIM PLANTINGS

plt_num	acc_id	loc_num	pers_num	inst_dt	Action
6282	3954	200	NCBG staff	1993-03-01	View
7382	4963	202	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
7571	5145	203	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8434	5900	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8435	5900	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8436	5900	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8437	5900	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8438	5900	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View
8439	5900	2	NCBG staff	1992-01-01	View

USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: LICA16
USDA Common Name: Canadian Licorice-root
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: USA (AL, AR, GA, IN, KY, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, OH, PA, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Duration: Perennial
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

NATIONAL WETLAND INDICATOR STATUS

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FAC			FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2016 National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.3 (Lichvar, R.W., D.L. Banks, W.N. Kirchner, and N.C. Melvin. 2016. The National Wetland Plant List: 2016 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2016-30: 1-17. Published 28 April 2016. ISSN 2153 733X). Regions: AGCP-Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain, AK-Alaska, AW-Arid West, CB-Caribbean, EMP-Eastern Mountains and Piedmont, GP-Great Plains, HI-Hawaii, MW-Midwest, NCNE-Northcentral and Northeast, WMCV-Western Mountains, Valleys & Coast

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Ligusticum canadense
COMMON NAME: Nondo, Angelico, American Lovage
SYNONYMY: [= C, F, G, K, MC, Pa, RAB, S, Va, W, WH3, WV]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-Jul; Aug-Sep.
HABITAT: Moist to dryish, nutrient-rich forests and woodlands.
COMMENTS: S. PA south to c. GA, AL, and Panhandle FL; also in s. MO and n. AR, centered in the Southern and Central Appalachians and the Ozarks-Ouachitas, but extending considerably into adjacent provinces, and even slightly into the Coastal Plain. A distinctive character is the straightish and toothless basal portion of each leaflet.
RANGE MAP: Ligusticum canadense.png

Key to Map Symbols

ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Apiaceae Lindley 1836 or UMBELLIFERAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Carrot Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 445 genera and about 3540 species of herbs (rarely shrubs or trees), cosmopolitan, but especially north temperate. Hydrocotyle is more closely related to Araliaceae, and has been transferred there (Chandler & Plunkett 2004).
REFERENCE: Mathias & Constance (1945)=MC. [also see ARALIACEAE]

ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Ligusticum L. (Licorice-root)
SUMMARY: A genus of 40-50 species, herbs, circumboreal and north temperate.
REFERENCE: Mathias & Constance (1945)=MC.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Ligusticum canadense in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Ligusticum canadense in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Ligusticum canadense in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Ligusticum canadense in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Ligusticum canadense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ligusticum canadense

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 15304 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 15304 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE3: 19558 - Primary Image Plant Sale Sign (Landscape Only)
ID IMAGE4: 0 - Primary Image New Plant Sale Label (Portrait Only)