Gray's licorice-root facts for kids
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| Ligusticum grayi in Three Sisters Wilderness | |
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L. grayi
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| Ligusticum grayi (J.M.Coult.) Rose
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Ligusticum grayi is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name Gray's licorice-root. It is native to the western United States from Montana to California, where it grows in moist, mountainous habitat, such as meadows and forest floors. It is a carrotlike, perennial herb growing from a taproot to heights between 20 and 80 centimeters. The leaves are like those of its relatives, including celery, each divided into several leaflets with pointed lobes. The inflorescence is a compound umbel of many small, white flowers. The Atsugewi used various parts of this plant for medicinal and other uses.
The species could be confused with poison hemlock.
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