Angelica

(Angelica atropurpurea)

 

Eggers, Steve D. and Donald M. Reed. 1997. Wetland plants and communities of Minnesota and Wisconsin. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea)

Identification: Flowers white in a diffuse umbel. Flower petals not notched. Stem hollow, dark purple in color. Leaves divided into three main leaflets, each subdivided into 3 to 5 smaller leaflets arranged in rows along leaf stem. Base of leaf greatly expanded and clasping the stem as in celery. Plant 4 to 9 feet in height.

Distribution: Southeastern Canada, the northeastern United States, southward to Illinois, West Virginia, and North Carolina.

Habitat: Angelica is found in wet habitats including swamps, bottom lands, and stream banks.

Flowering period: July to October.

 

Angelica (Angelica atropurpurea)

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The clasping base of the leaf, the purple stem, and the shape of the leaf are distinctive for Angelica.

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