Scots Lovage
Taken at
Elie
on 29th June 2023 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
Taken at
Marwick Head
on 18th July 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Taken at
Gullane
on 8th July 2018 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
Scots Lovage.
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AKA:
Ligusticum scoticum.
Apiales.
Apiacea.
Herbaceous perennial
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Rock crevices and cliff-top grassland.
June - August.
15 - 60 cms.
Tastes and smells like parsley or celery, and was formerly widely eaten in western Britain, both for nutrition and to combat scurvy.