Ligusticum scoticum L.
Scotch Lovage (beach lovage; Scottish licorice-root)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Scotch Lovage (beach lovage; Scottish licorice-root)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
SUBTAXA PRESENT IN BC
Ligusticum scoticum ssp. hultenii
Species Information
General:
Stout perennial herb from thick taproot; stems single, 10-80 cm tall, glabrous, reddish-purple at the bases.
Leaves:
Basal and stem leaves thick, firm, mostly twice divided in 3's, the usually 9 leaflets egg-shaped, 2-6 cm long, coarsely toothed; stemleaf stalks with long, often purplish, but not greatly expanded, basal sheaths.
Flowers:
Inflorescence in 5-16 small, compact heads in 1-several compound umbels; flowers white or pinkish; involucral bracts few to several, narrow.
Fruits:
Oblong, 7-8 mm long, glabrous, with narrowly winged ribs.
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Ligusticum scoticum
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
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|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
4 | 0 | 30 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
3 | 0 | 40 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
359 | 359 | 359 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 7 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
12 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(12) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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