Shishiudo
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| Shishiudo | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Angelica |
| Species: | A. pubescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Angelica pubescens Maxim. |
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Shishiudo (Angelica pubescens, 猪独活, syn. A. polyclada) is a plant in the family Apiaceae, native to Japan.
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. The flowers are white, produced in large umbels.
The young stems and leaves are edible. Shishiudo is often mistaken with udo.
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