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Lovages
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Lovages

Ligusticum

Ligusticum (lovage,:824 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.

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19 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Scots Lovage

speciesLigusticum scothicum

Gray's Lovage

speciesLigusticum grayi

Osha

speciesLigusticum porteri

American lovage

speciesLigusticum canadense

Celery Leaf Lovage

speciesLigusticum apiifolium

Canby's Wild Lovage

speciesLigusticum canbyi

shining lovage

speciesLigusticum lucidum

Fernleaf Licorice-root

speciesLigusticum filicinum

Calder's Lovage

speciesLigusticum calderi

California lovage

speciesLigusticum californicum

Ligusticum ferulaceum

speciesLigusticum ferulaceum

northern licorice-root

speciesLigusticum verticillatum

Ligusticum thomsonii

speciesLigusticum thomsonii

Ligusticum nematophyllum

speciesLigusticum nematophyllum

Ligusticum oliverianum

speciesLigusticum oliverianum

Ligusticum scapiforme

speciesLigusticum scapiforme

Ligusticum mucronatum

speciesLigusticum mucronatum

Ligusticum irramosum

speciesLigusticum irramosum

Ligusticum madrense

speciesLigusticum madrense

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Recorded sightings

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Lovages in Ortus sanitatis

Ortus sanitatis

1491 · p.240

Lovages in Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Garden of Health (Hortus Sanitatis)

Jacob Meydenbach · 1491 · p.196

Lovages in On the Virtues of Herbs

On the Virtues of Herbs

Macer Floridus · 1150 · p.130

Lovages in Famine Relief Herbal

Famine Relief Herbal

Zhu Su · 1406 · p.79

Lovages in On Medical Materials in Six Books

On Medical Materials in Six Books

Dioscorides · 1550 · p.409

Lovages in On the Names of Plants

On the Names of Plants

Hieronymus Bock (Tragus) · 1552 · p.498

Lovages in De medicinali materia libri sex

De medicinali materia libri sex

Dioscorides · 1552 · p.417

Lovages in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.525

Lovages in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.540

Lovages in Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1563 · p.497

Lovages in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.917

Lovages in A New Herbal, or History of Plants

A New Herbal, or History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens (trans. Henry Lyte) · 1578 · p.320

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 59314.