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The rhizome is creeping and the fronds appear to have random placement, originating at various points. The rhizome appears reddish-brown, and has a sweet licorice flavor. Since it is a fern, P. glycyrrhiza reproduces by spores; the spores form in two rows of sori, which look like large spots on the undersides of the leaves. The sori range in ...
People who have come into contact with these plants, including crushing the leaves to perform a "smell test," should wash their hands immediately and avoid touching their eyes or mouth. Cow parsnip ( Heracleum lanatum , Heracleum maximum , Indian celery, or pushki, sometimes considered a subspecies of Heracleum sphondylium , hogweed or eltrot ...
Wild licorice flowerhead, at 8,400 ft (2,600 m) in the Eastern Sierra Nevada. Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American licorice) is a species of Glycyrrhiza (a genus in the pea/bean family, Fabaceae) native to most of North America, from central Canada south through the United States to California, Texas and Virginia, but absent from the southeastern states.
You may recognize a licorice plant from its signature fuzzy leaves or sweet candy-like aroma, but despite its name, this tropical perennial has nothing to do with the making of licorice. In fact ...
Ligusticum scoticum is a herbaceous perennial plant which typically grows 15–60 centimetres (6– 23 + 1 ⁄ 2 in) tall. It has triangular, twice-ternate leaves, 5–20 cm (2– 7 + 7 ⁄ 8 in) long, with each lobe 2–5 cm (3 ⁄ 4 –2 in) long. The edges of the leaves may be toothed, lobed or serrated, and are typically either a paler ...
Lovage is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant growing to 1.8–2.5 m (6–8 ft) tall, with a basal rosette of leaves and stems with further leaves, the flowers being produced in umbels at the top of the stems. The stems and leaves are shiny glabrous green to yellow-green and smell somewhat similar to celery when crushed. The larger basal ...
However, unlike parsley, the cilantro plant is grown for both its leaves and seeds. In the U.S., the leaves and stalks, are used as an herb and known as cilantro or Chinese parsley; the seeds are ...
Ligusticum (lovage, [2]: 824 licorice root [3]) is a genus of about 60 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, [4] native to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Its name is believed to derive from the Italian region of Liguria .