Taxon:  Ligusticum scoticum L.



Summary
Genus:
Ligusticum
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Nomen number:
402618
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:250.  1753 "scothicum"
Comment:
Linnaeus corrected his original spelling in Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:958. 1759
Verified:
08/25/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
11 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Ligusticum scoticum L. subsp. hultenii (Fernald) Calder & R. L. Taylor (3 active accession[s])
Ligusticum scoticum L. subsp. scoticum (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Czerepanov, S. K. 1995. Vascular plants of Russia and adjacent states (the former USSR) Cambridge University Press.
  3. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1512.
  4. Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  5. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. as L. scoticum. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as "scothicum"
  6. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: lists as "scothicum"
  7. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  8. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  9. Pimenov, M. G. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
  10. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbeach lovage  1Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
EnglishScots lovage  1Huxley, A., ed. 1992. as L. scoticum. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as "scothicum"
Germanschottische Mutterwurz  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 1512.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan   
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea   
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKamčatskij kraj Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationMagadanskaja oblast' Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeEastern EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNew Brunswick Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNewfoundland and Labrador Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaNova Scotia Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntario Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaPrince Edward Island Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébec Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaGreenland   
1NativeNorthern AmericaSubarctic AmericaUnited StatesAlaska Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
1NativeNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbiaw.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
2Cultivated    also cult. 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kamčatskij kraj, Magadanskaja oblast']
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part]
Northern America
  • SUBARCTIC AMERICA: Greenland, United States [Alaska]
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec]
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia (w.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island]
Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Hultén, O. E. G. 1968. Flora of Alaska and neighboring territories.
  2. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  3. Magee, D. W. & H. E. Ahles. 1999. Flora of the Northeast. A manual of the vascular flora of New England and adjacent New York.
  4. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol. Note: lists as "scothicum"
  5. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. as L. scoticum. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening Note: lists as "scothicum"
Medicinesfolklore Pimenov, M. G. 1996. pers. comm. Note: re. common names
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=402618. Accessed 15 April 2026.