Ligusticum ajanense
(Regel & Tiling) Koso-Poljansky
False Snow-parsley
ApiaceaeLeaves
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) vadim_kirichenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) vadim_kirichenko, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) Anastasiia Merkulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Anastasiia Merkulova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
iNaturalist · cc-by-nc
(c) lapinaau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) lapinaau, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves
The leaves are eaten.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, China, Japan, Russia, Siberia,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A herb. It grows 50-80 cm tall. The root is thick and cylinder shaped. The stems are purplish with lines along them. The leaf stalks are 5-10 cm long. The leaves are oval to triangle shaped and 8-10 cm long by 5-8 cm wide. They are divided 2-3 times. The upper leaves are less divided.
Names & Synonyms
Cnidium ajanense (Regel & Tiling) DrudeCnidium tilingia (Maximowicz) TakedaTilingia ajanensis Regel & Tiling
References (2)
- Flora of China
- Plants for a Future database, The Field, Penpol, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, PL22 0NG, UK. http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/
