Ligusticum canbyi - Coult. & Rose
Canby's Wild Lovage
Other English Common Names: Canby's Licorice-root
Other Common Names: Canby's licorice-root
Related ITIS Name(s): Ligusticum canbyi Coult. & Rose (TSN 29529)
Element Code: PDAPI18050
Informal Taxonomy: Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Carrot Family
Plantae Anthophyta Dicotyledoneae Apiales Apiaceae Ligusticum
Concept Reference: Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Concept Reference Code: B94KAR01HQUS
Name Used in Concept Reference: Ligusticum canbyi
Global Status: G5
Global Status Last Reviewed: 18Nov1988
Global Status Last Changed: 18Nov1988
Rounded Global Status: G5 - Secure
Nation: Canada
National Status: N4 (06Sep2017)
United States Idaho (SNR), Montana (SNR), Nevada (SNR), Oregon (SNR), Washington (SNR), Wyoming (S2)
Canada British Columbia (S4)
Range Extent Comments: British Columbia south to Washington and Oregon, east to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
Global Range: British Columbia south to Washington and Oregon, east to Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
United States ID, MT, NV, OR, WA, WY
Canada BC
WY Park (56029), Teton (56039)
10 Yellowstone Headwaters (10070001)+*, North Fork Shoshone (10080012)+
17 Snake headwaters (17040101)+
Economic Attributes
Economically Important Genus: Y
Economic Uses: MEDICINE/DRUG
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