| Family | Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae) |
| Scientific name | Ligusticum ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Koso-Poljanski |
| Synonyms | Cnidium ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Drude; Cnidium tilingia (Maximowicz) Takeda; Tilingia ajanensis Regel & Tiling |
| Common name | (Japanese common name) shirane nin-jin (シラネニンジン, 白根人参 [meaning: Mt. Shirane carrot]) |
| (English common name) false snowparsley | |
| Distribution | (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (north of Central region) |
| (Other nations) Russia (Far East), China | |
| Habitat | Alpine field or rocks |
| Chromosomal number | 2n=22 |
| Description | Plants electing 7-40cm tall. Flowers white, styles 0.5-1mm long, flowering in July to September. Fruits ca. 4mm long. Perennial plants. |
| Reference | Ligusticum ajanense (Regel & Tiling) Koso-Poljansky |
| Process for producing interferon inducers (US Patent 4469685/1984) |
| August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |
August 2006 at Mt. Yunomaru |