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Apiaceae

California licorice-root

Ligusticum californicum J.M.Coult. & Rose

Family
Apiaceae
Genus
Ligusticum

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California licorice-root: Apiaceae
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
California licorice-root

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.