Angelica ternata
Regel & Schmalh.
ApiaceaeLeaves
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Leaves - flavouring
The leaves are used as a flavouring.
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant.
Asia, Central Asia, China, Tajikistan,
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, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40-80 cm tall. The root is stout and 50 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.
Names & Synonyms
Eshum, Jesmum, Urushma
Angelica strattoniana Aitch. & Hermsl.Callisace ternata (Regel & Schmalh.) Koso-Pol.
References (2)
- Soukand, R., et al, 2021, The trauma of no-choice: Wild food ethnobotany in Yaghnobi and Tajik villages, Varzob Valley, Tajikistan. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution · December 2021
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
