Ligusticum canadense (Linnaeus) Britton. Common name: Nondo, Angelico, American Lovage. Phenology: Jun-Jul; Aug-Sep. Habitat: Moist to dryish, nutrient-rich forests and woodlands. Distribution: S. PA south to c. GA, AL, and Panhandle FL; also in s. MO and n. AR, centered in the Southern and Central Appalachians and the Ozarks-Ouachitas, but extending considerably into adjacent provinces, and even slightly into the Coastal Plain.
ID notes: A distinctive vegetative character is the straightish and toothless basal portion of each leaflet.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, Fl7, FNA13, G, K4, MC, Mo2, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tn, Va, W, WH3, WV; Ferula canadensis Linnaeus. Basionym: Ferula canadensis L. 1753
Links to other floras: = Ligusticum canadense - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FAC
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
- Midwest: FAC
Heliophily ⓘ: 5
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Tall, celery-scented perennial from a large taproot, found in moist to dryish, nutrient-rich forests and woodlands.
Stems: Stem stout, green with white-waxy coating.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, to 14 in. long; lower leaves 3 or 4 times ternately compound, but upper leaves less divided or even simple. Leaflets are lance-shaped to oblong, thin-textured and serrate-edged to toothed.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in compound terminal umbels, the umbellets with about 15 flowers each. Flowers ¼ in. wide, composed of 5 tiny white petals.
Fruits: Fruit a joined pair of flattened, oval seeds.
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Height: 2-6 ft.
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description: Tall, celery-scented perennial from a large taproot, found in moist to dryish, nutrient-rich forests and woodlands.
stems: Stem stout, green with white-waxy coating.
leaves: Leaves alternate, to 14 in. long; lower leaves 3 or 4 times ternately compound, but upper leaves less divided or even simple. Leaflets are lance-shaped to oblong, thin-textured and serrate-edged to toothed.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in compound terminal umbels, the umbellets with about 15 flowers each. Flowers ¼ in. wide, composed of 5 tiny white petals.
fruits: Fruit a joined pair of flattened, oval seeds.
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