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 |