Habit: Perennial herb, taprooted.
Stem: erect, leafy, hollow.
Leaf: petioles sheathing, cauline sheaths often inflated, bladeless; blades compound (dissected), leaflets generally wide, distinct.
Inflorescence: umbels compound, peduncled, 2° umbels generally open (head-like); bracts 0; bractlets 0 or many and conspicuous; rays, pedicels many, spreading-ascending to ascending.
Flower: calyx lobes 0 or minute; petals wide, white, pink, red, or purple.
Fruit: oblong to round, generally compressed front-to-back (+- compressed or cylindric), glabrous to hairy; ribs unequal, winged but marginal generally wider than others; oil tubes 1--several per rib-interval, adhering to fruit wall (to seed); fruit axis divided to base.
Seed: face flat.
Species In Genus: 50--60 species: temperate North America, Asia.
Etymology: (Latin: angelic, for cordial and medicinal properties)
Jepson eFlora Author: Lincoln Constance & Margriet Wetherwax
Reference: Spalik et al. 2004. Plant Syst. Evol. 243: 189--210.
Unabridged Reference: DiTomaso 1984 Madroño 31:69--79.Index of California Plant Names (ICPN; linked via the Jepson Online Interchange)Key to Angelica
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