Libanotis ugoensis var. japonica ("Ibukibofu")

Japanese name: イブキボウフウ （伊吹防風）
Scientific name: Libanotis ugoensis var. japonica

[Overview]
A perennial 30–120 cm tall, found in sunny grasslands in the mountains.
The whole plant is hairy.
The stem is erect and branches freely.
The leaves are alternate, 5–30 cm long, 2–3 times pinnately compound, with finely divided leaflets.
Compound umbels 3–6 cm across at the stem tips bear many small white 5-petaled flowers.
The fruit is an elliptic mericarp with a hairy surface.

[Uses]
The root and rhizome are used medicinally.

[Notes]
The name derives from the fact that it is commonly seen on Mt. Ibuki in Shiga.

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