Marsh Hog's fennel, Milk parsley
Peucedanum palustre

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A herb.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Estonia, Europe, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Sweden, Yugoslavia

How it is used for food

The roots are used as a substitute to ginger.

Edible parts

Roots, spice, flavouring

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Ingver, Močvirski silj, Soo-ingver

Synonyms

Athamanta flexuosa Juss. ex DC.; Athamanta pisana Savi; Calestania palustris (L.) Koso-Pol.; Callisace schiefereckii Hoffm.; Oreoselis pisana (Savi) Raf.; Selinum cantabrigense Fisch. ex DC.; Selinum intermedium Besser; Selinum lactescens Gilib.; Selinum palustre L.; Selinum schiwerekii Besser; Selinum sublactescens Gilib.; Selinum sylvestre Oeder; Selinum tysselinum Crantz; Thyselium palustre (L.) Raf.; Thysselinum palustre (L.) Hoffm.; Thysselinum plinii Spreng.; Thysselinum schiwerekii Besser; Thysselinum sylvestre Hoffm.;