Ligusticum

Ligusticum (lovage, licorice root) is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Its name is believed to derive from the Italian region of Liguria.

==Species== Ligusticum ajanense Ligusticum albanicum Ligusticum apiifolium Ligusticum brachylobum Ligusticum calderi Ligusticum californicum Ligusticum canadense Ligusticum canbyi - Canby's licorice root, ʔayut Ligusticum filicinum Ligusticum gingidium Ligusticum grayi - oshala, Gray's lovage Ligusticum holopetalum Ligusticum hultenii Ligusticum huteri Ligusticum ibukicola Ligusticum monnieri Ligusticum mutellina – alpine lovage Ligusticum porteri – oshá Ligusticum scoticum – Scots lovage Ligusticum striatum Ligusticum tenuifolium – Idaho lovage Ligusticum verticillatum – northern lovage