A strong-smelling perennial (Levisticum officinale) growing to 2·5 m/8 ft, native to Iran; leaves divided into large oval coarsely toothed leaflets; flowers small, greenish-yellow, in umbels up to 10 cm/4 in across; fruit ellipsoid with narrowly winged ribs. It is often cultivated and used for flavouring. (Family: Umbelliferae.)
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