Canby's lovage
Ligusticum canbyi
Family: Apiaceae
What it is like
A tall herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 120 cm tall. The rootstock is thick and fibrous. The leaves are compound and near the base. They are finely divided. The flowers are small and at the top of the stem. They are white and in a flat-topped group.
Where it is found
It is a cool temperate plant. It grows in moist and wet stream banks. It grows at moderate and high elevations in Canada. It grows in hardiness zone 3.
Countries/locations it is found in
Canada, North America
How it is used for food
It is chewed for its taste rather than eaten.
Edible parts
Root