Apiaceae
Canby's licorice-root
Ligusticum canbyi
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Ligusticum
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Canby's licorice-root
Synonyms
- Ligusticum caeruleomontanum H.St.John
- Ligusticum leibergii J.M.Coult. & Rose
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: mfeaver, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gabriel Campbell-Martinez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Thayne Tuason, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Shane Johnson, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Abby Hyde, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mark Pollock, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms 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.