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Angelica ternata

Regel & Schmalh.

Apiaceae Edible: Leaves - flavouring 1 iNaturalist observations

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Description

A herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows 40-80 cm tall. The root is stout and 50 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.

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Edible Uses

The leaves are used as a flavouring.

Distribution

It is a temperate plant.

Where It Grows

Asia, Central Asia, China, Tajikistan,

Synonyms

Angelica strattoniana Aitch. & Hermsl.Callisace ternata (Regel & Schmalh.) Koso-Pol.

Also Known As

Eshum, Jesmum, Urushma

References (2)

  • Soukand, R., et al, 2021, The trauma of no-choice: Wild food ethnobotany in Yaghnobi and Tajik villages, Varzob Valley, Tajikistan. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution · December 2021
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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