Hulten's licoriceroot, Sea lovage, Wild celery
Ligusticum hultenii

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 65 cm high. The leaves have long stalks. The leaves end in 3 leaflets. The leaflets are oval and have teeth. They are 3-9 cm long. The flowers are white or pink. They are in umbrella shaped clusters.

There are 25 Ligusticum species. The fresh leaves are a good source of Vitamin A and C.

Where it is found

It is a cold temperate plant. It grows in moist tundra in Alaska.

Countries/locations it is found in

Alaska, Asia, Japan, Korea, North America, USA

How it is used for food

The young leaves can be used as a substitute for celery. The leaves are leaf stalks are cooked as a vegetable. The leaves are also eaten raw with seal oil and also stored in seal oil for later use. The roots are also eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves, root

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cheecheekok, Ikiitum arnacalua, Kalganguaq, Mecuggluggaq, Mecuqeggli, Mecuqelugaq, Tuguyuk, Tuk'ayiit

Synonyms

Angelica hultenii Hiroe; Ligusticum scothicum subsp. hultenii (Fernald) Calder & Roy L. Taylor;