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Lovage

Flowering Plants

Lovage, Levisticum officinale, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Afghanistan and Iran but long cultivated across Europe and introduced to Southeast Asia and the Americas. It grows to about 2.5 meters tall, with shiny green to yellow-green leaves and stems that smell of celery when crushed, producing yellow to greenish-yellow flowers in umbrella-shaped clusters in late spring, followed by dry two-parted fruits in autumn. Its flavor and smell recall both celery and parsley but more intense and spicier than either, and the leaves are used as an herb in salads and broths, the roots as a vegetable, and the seeds as a spice similar to fennel, particularly in southern European cuisine. The essential oil in its roots contains furanocoumarins that can cause photosensitivity, and the plant was reportedly grown on Charlemagne's agricultural estates around 800 AD. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Scientific Name
Levisticum officinale 5
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 6
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Apiaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Lovage
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Afghanistan

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Albania

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Austria

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Belarus

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Belgium

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Brazil

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Bulgaria

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Canada

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Denmark

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Finland

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France

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Germany

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Hungary

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Iceland

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Iran

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Ireland

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Italy

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Romania

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Ukraine

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Sources
1. Lovage (Wikipedia)
  • lead sentence (diet), EntityId 362647
    Lovage ( LUV-ij; Levisticum officinale) is a perennial plant, the sole species in the genus Levisticum in the family Apiaceae, subfamily Apioideae.
  • Introduction
    Lovage ( LUV-ij; Levisticum officinale) is a perennial plant, the sole species in the genus Levisticum in the family Apiaceae, subfamily Apioideae. It is native to Afghanistan and Iran. It has been long cultivated in Europe and the leaves are used as a herb, the roots as a vegetable, and the seeds as a spice, especially in southern European cuisine.
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2. GBIF Species API
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Levisticum officinale
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Apiales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12433
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12433
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Apiales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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5. Wikipedia: Lovage
WikipediaWikidata Q27615 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
6. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Levisticum officinale
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5371772, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5371772, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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Wikidata: Lovage
Child Taxon Of: Apiaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
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