Lovage is an erect, herbaceous, perennial plant growing to 1.8–2.5 m (6–8 ft) tall, with a basal rosette of leaves and stems with further leaves, the flowers being produced in umbels at the top of the stems. The stems and leaves are shiny glabrous green to yellow-green and smell somewhat similar to celery when crushed.

2024年7月29日 · Black Lovage, also known as Smyrnium olusatrum, has a rich history and versatile uses. It was brought to England by the Romans and once an esteemed garden herb. Its celery-like taste and texture have won over many foragers.

2023年4月26日 · Alexanders or Smyrnium olusatrum are also known as Horse Parsley, Black Lovage and even Wild Celery (although there is also a water loving plant also with this name!).

A commonly cultivated herb which does resemble it in its dark, shiny foliage is Lovage, which has more sharply toothed leaves, no latex in the petiole, and a more erect habit. [3][5] Smyrnium olusatrum is in one of the numerous genera that are assigned to the subfamily Apoideae within the carrot family.

2012年2月28日 · It is known as black lovage because of the colour of the root and seeds, which are almost black when ripe. It flowers in Britain in April and May and the whole plant was once used in a decoction as a diuretic. Writing in 1640, Parkinson says that it was eaten during Lent to aid digestion and to digest “the viscous humours in the stomache.”

2020年6月24日 · Also called Black Lovage, this tall, Mediterranean umbellifer was introduced to Britain and northern Europe by the Romans and taken to North America in the 16th century. Known to Theophrastus and Pliny the Elder, its roots are diuretics, its leaves make a healing juice for cuts and its crushed seeds were a popular condiment.

It is also commonly called Black Lovage. The common name Alexanders means ‘of Alexandria’ reference to its geographical origin in Alexandria, North Africa although some references speculate that it may have been named after Alexander the Great.

Alexanders aka black lovage, black pot-herb, or horse-parsley (Smyrnium olusatrum) is a biennial herb that is hardy in USDA zones 5-9. It is a member of the carrot family (Apiaceae). Alexanders is native to Chad and to coastal regions in the Mediterranean; and it might also be native to England and Ireland.

2024年8月14日 · Alexanders, also known as Black Lovage, Horse Parsley, or Wild Celery, is an edible plant (Smyrnium olusatrum) abundant in coastal Kent from April to June. This tall biennial plant is favored by foragers for its culinary uses and is often mistaken for Keck or Cow Parsley. Its Latin name, Smyrnium olusatrum, means "parsley of Alexander."

Several other plants have been termed Lovage besides the true Lovage, and this has frequently caused confusion. Thus we have the SCOTCH LOVAGE, known also as Sea Lovage, or Scotch Parsley, and botanically as Ligusticum scoticum ; the BLACK LOVAGE, or Alexanders, Smyrnium Olusatrum ; BASTARD LOVAGE, a species of the allied genus, Laserpitum ...