Apiaceae FAMILY
Ligusticum scoticum
Ligusticum scoticum
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Ligusticum scoticum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.60 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeNorthwestern Europe, including Britain, from Denmark to Norway.
HabitatRocky coasts in northern Britain[ 17 Title Flora of the British Isles. Publication Author Clapham, Tutin and Warburg. Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 1962 ISBN - Description A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures. ].