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Angelica pubescens
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Angelica pubescens is a plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Japan and Taiwan.[1][2] The Japanese common name is shishiudo. In Mainland China, the plant under the name Angelica pubescens is actually Angelica biserrata.[3]
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Angelica pubescens | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Angelica |
Species: | A. pubescens |
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Angelica pubescens | |
Synonyms | |
Angelica polyclada Franch. |
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It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1–2 m tall with tripinnate leaves up to 1 m long, the leaflets being 5–10 cm long. The flowers are white, produced in large umbels.
The young stems and leaves are edible. Shishiudo is often mistaken with udo.