Levisticum officinale Koch

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Apiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Levisticum officinale W.D.J.Koch

  • Description

    Species Description - Stem 1–2 m; upper lvs progressively reduced and less compound, the uppermost sometimes simple; lfls narrowly to broadly cuneate and entire in the basal half, the distal half triangular, acute, sharply serrate or incised; umbels 3–10 cm wide; fr elliptic, 5–7 mm, half as wide; 2n=22. Native of the Old World, escaped from cult. here and there in our range. July, Aug. (Hipposelinum levisticum)