[Lovage and Licorice-roots: The Genus Ligusticum West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Gray's Lovage, Gray's Licorice-root, Sheep Wild Lovage

Ligusticum grayi

Synonyms: Ligusticum apiifolium var. minus, Ligusticum caeruleomontanum, Ligusticum cusickii, Ligusticum purpureum, Ligusticum tenuifolium var. dissimilis, Pimpinella apidora var. nudicaulis

Gray's Licorice-root, Gray's Lovage, Sheep Wild Lovage: Ligusticum grayi (Synonyms: Ligusticum apiifolium var. minus, Ligusticum caeruleomontanum, Ligusticum cusickii, Ligusticum purpureum, Ligusticum tenuifolium var. dissimilis, Pimpinella apidora var. nudicaulis)

The photo above shows Gray's lovage as seen along the Shorthorn Trail #16 in the Mt. Adams Wilderness........August 24, 2008.

Basal leaf of Gray's Licorice-root, Gray's Lovage, Sheep Wild Lovage: Ligusticum grayi (Synonyms: Ligusticum apiifolium var. minus, Ligusticum caeruleomontanum, Ligusticum cusickii, Ligusticum purpureum, Ligusticum tenuifolium var. dissimilis, Pimpinella apidora var. nudicaulis)

The photo above shows the leaf of Gray's lovage as seen along the Island Springs Trail #66 on the eastern slopes of Mt. Adams.......August 25, 2005.
Paul Slichter