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Scottish licorice-root

Ligusticum scothicum

Plants
Scottish licorice-root, photo 1 of 5
Scottish licorice-root, In flower
Scottish licorice-root, In fruit
50 cmLength

Grows on the tundra and near water.

There are 232 observations of Scottish licorice-root in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 7 of the 17 regions. They peak in July and August and become rare from October to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord69
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent55
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine41
  4. Nord-du-Québec27
  5. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean24
  6. Capitale-Nationale12
  7. Chaudière-Appalaches4

Habitat

Water’s edgepeupleloup
ShorelineRudy_P
TundraMartin Tuchscherer

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