pubescent angelica
A perennial herb in the carrot family, native to East Asia. The scientific name is Angelica pubescens. The Japanese name literally means 'boar udo', referring to its resemblance to udo (Aralia cordata) but with a coarser, hairier stem.
Shishiudo is a perennial plant that grows in sunny mountainous areas.
Around here, you can see the white flowers of shishiudo in summer.
Standard katakana spelling for this plant name; usually written in kana.
Kanji spelling is rare and mainly encountered in botanical contexts. It is usually written in kana.
The name シシウド (猪独活) is a compound of 猪 (しし, 'boar') and 独活 (うど, 'udo'), referring to a plant similar to udo but with a coarser, hairier stem, like a boar. The exact historical derivation is uncertain.