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I spotted this unusual looking plant alongside the path on my walk around Vrango. I had never seen this type of plant before and had no idea what it was. I thought it might be a weed so I have spent a little time researching Swedish Native plants and discovered that it is a variety of Angelica or in Swedish Fjallkvanne (Angelica archangelica ssp. archangelica)
I had only ever seen candied angelica as a cake decoration and had no idea that it is a herb or that it had any other uses. It is a sweet herb "herb of the angels" and is part of the parsley family. Did you know it was once thought to be a cure against witchcraft, insomnia and plague among other things and it is used to flavour gin and sweet wines.
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