Angelica pubescens explained

Angelica pubescens is a plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Japan and Taiwan.^{[1] [2]} The Japanese common name is shishiudo. In Mainland China, the plant under the name Angelica pubescens is actually Angelica biserrata.^[3]

It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 1–2 m tall with tripinnate leaves up to 1 m long, the leaflets being 5–10 cm long. The flowers are white, produced in large umbels.

The young stems and leaves are edible. Shishiudo is often mistaken with udo.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Angelica pubescens Maxim. . 2024-07-09 . Plants of the World Online . Kew Science.
2. Wang . Jenn-Che . Chen . Hung-Hsin . Hsu . Tsai-Wen . Hung . Kuo-Hsiang . Huang . Chi-Chun . 2024-01-22 . A taxonomic revision of the genus Angelica (Apiaceae) in Taiwan with a new species A. aliensis . Botanical Studies . 65 . 1 . 3 . 10.1186/s40529-023-00407-7 . free . 1999-3110 . 10803708 . 38252347. 2024BotSt..65....3W .
3. Web site: 重齿当归Angelica biserrata（《中国植物志》）. iPlant 植物智——植物物种信息系统. 2024-07-09.