- Shishiudo
Taxobox
name = Shishiudo
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Apiales
familia =Apiaceae
genus = "Angelica "
species = "A. pubescens"
binomial = "Angelica pubescens"
binomial_authority = Maxim.Shishiudo ("Angelica pubescens", 猪独活, syn. "A. polyclada") is a plant in the family
Apiaceae , native toJapan .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. Theflower s are white, produced in largeumbel s.The young stems and leaves are edible. Shishiudo is often mistaken with udo.
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