Shishiudo

Shishiudo
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Angelica
Species: A. pubescens

Binomial name
Angelica pubescens
Maxim.

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. Template:Apiales-stub