Taxonomy
Ligusticum scoticum | Scots Lovage | Sunais
Distribution
Status
Conservation status
Red Data Book species (1988)
Native status
Native
Species Biology
Habitat
Cliffs and rocky shores
Life cycle
Perennial
Ex-situ conservation
Material in the seed and genebank at Trinity College Botanic Garden Dublin (set up by Genetic Heritage Ireland).
Use
Food crop
Vegetative nature
Herbaceous
Distribution
World distribution(GBIF)
Temporal change
Records submitted to Data Centre in 2024
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Further information
Lovage has a celery-like flavour, it is used as a seasoning in salads, soups either using the leaves or powdered seeds. The young shoots and roots can be candied like its cousin, Angelica.