Ligusticum canbyi (J.M. Coult. & Rose) J.M. Coult. & Rose
Canby's lovage (Canby's licorice-root)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Canby's lovage (Canby's licorice-root)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Stout perennial herb from a thick taproot; stems 50-120 cm tall, branching, glabrous, leafy with fibrous remains of leaf sheaths at the base.
Leaves:
Compound, mostly basal, divided into distinct toothed leaflets up to 5 cm long; stem leaves reduced but at least 1 fairly well-developed.
Flowers:
Inflorescence in small compound umbels with 7-14 compact heads; flowers white, rays of terminal umbels 15-40; involucral bracts lacking.
Fruits:
Oblong to elliptic, 4-5 mm long, glabrous, with narrowly winged ribs.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Ligusticum canbyi
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 |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1658 | 557 | 2325 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
18 | 0 | 270 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
61 | 2 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
4 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
516 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
ESSF | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(417), ICH(65), IDF(3), MS(5) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Moist streambanks, slopes and meadows in the montane zone; locally frequent in SC and SE BC; S to ID, MT and NE OR.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Ligusticum caeruleimontanum H. St. John
Ligusticum leibergii J.M. Coult. & Rose