Apiaceae FAMILY

Ligusticum porteri

Edibility

1/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Ligusticum porteri is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.90 metres tall. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a food and medicine

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeSouth-western N. America.

HabitatMoist fertile ground, almost to the timberline, 2000 - 3500 metres in Texas[ 155 Title Flowers of the Southwest Mountains. Publication Author Arnberger. L. P. Publisher Southwestern Monuments Ass. Year 1968 ISBN - Description A lovely little pocket guide to wild plants in the southern Rockies of America. ]. Upland meadows and ravines[ 238 Title Encyclopaedia of Herbs and their Uses. Publication Author Bown. D. Publisher Dorling Kindersley, London. Year 1995 ISBN 0-7513-020-31 Description A very well presented and informative book on herbs from around the globe. Plenty in it for both the casual reader and the serious student. Just one main quibble is the silly way of having two separate entries for each plant. ].