Ligusticum tenuifolium, August 17, 2021
Common & scientific name
Slender-leaf lovage, Ligusticum tenuifolium
Family
Parsley, Apiaceae
Location
Roadside, 10,000’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
This plant is smaller and found in wetter places than its more common cousin, Ligusticum porteri, Porter’s lovage, also known as Osha. Osha is famous for its medicinal properties, as taught to Native Americans by grizzlies.
L. tenuifolium leaves