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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Angelica dentata'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANDE4 Plants Database].
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Angelica dentata'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANDE4 Plants Database].
 
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Common names: Coastal Plain Angelica, Sandhill Angelica
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Common names: Coastal Plain angelica; Sandhill angelica
 
==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Taxonomic notes==
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Synonyms: none.<ref name="weakley">Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.</ref>
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Varieties: none.<ref name="weakley"/>
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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''Angelica dentata'' is a perennial herb with erect, hairless stems growing 20 - 40 inches (50 - 100 cm) tall. The leaves grow on long leaf stalks, each leaf divided into several, leathery, lance-shaped, coarsely toothed leaflets. The flowers grow in flat-topped clusters, composed of 5 - 12 smaller clusters of tiny, white flowers. The flower stalks are hairless, and flowers themselves have 5 white, spreading petals. The fruits are about 1/4 inch (5 - 6 mm) long, hairless, oval, flattened, ribbed, and winged.<ref name="georgia">[[http://georgiawildlife.com/sites/default/files/uploads/wildlife/nongame/pdf/accounts/plants/angelica_dentata.pdf]]Georgia Wildlife. Accessed: March 29, 2016</ref> Flowers are arranged in umbels and are compound and bisexual.<ref name="wildflowers">[[http://wildflowers.jdcc.edu/Angelica.html]]Accessed: March 29, 2016</ref>
  
 
==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
It is found in southwest and southcentral Georgia and in the eastern part of the panhandle of Florida (Weakley 2015).
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It is found in southwest and south-central Georgia and in the eastern part of the panhandle of Florida.<ref name="weakley"/> However, one study found the presence of ''A. dentata'' in south Alabama.<ref name= "Carter">Carter, R. E., et al. (2004). "Species composition of fire disturbed ecological land units in the Southern Loam Hills of south Alabama." Southeastern Naturalist 3: 297-308.</ref>
  
 
==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
===Habitat===  
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''Angelica dentata'' is restricted to native groundcover with a statistical affinity in upland pinelands of South Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007). ''Angelica dentata'' is found in sandhills and flatwood habitats (Weakley 2015). Is found in Longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas and sand ridges, Longleaf pine-scrub oak areas, flatwoods,  low wet boggy areas, and in mixed stands. It can also be found in human disturbed areas such as along the roadside  and in fields, areas that have been logged and cleared. Can thrive in areas that are open or semi-shaded. Is associated with areas that have dry sand, sandy, gravelly soil, loamy sandand dry and moist loamy soil (FSU Herbarium).
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''A. dentata'' is restricted to native groundcover and is commonly associated with upland pinelands of South Georgia. It was found to decrease in coverage in response to agricultural disturbance in southwest Georgia. Additionally, it has shown resistance to regrowth in reestablished pine communities that had been disturbed by agricultural practices.<ref name="ostertag">Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.</ref> Additionally, ''A. dentata'' has been found to be a decreaser in its long-term response following cessation of repeated soil disturbance.<ref name=Dixon>Dixon, C. M., K. M. Robertson, A. M. Reid and M. T. Rother. 2024. Mechanical soil disturbance in a pine savanna has multiyear effects on plant species composition. Ecosphere 15(2):e4759.</ref> Habitats include sandhills, longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, longleaf-scrub oaks, boggy areas, and pine flatwoods. It occurs in disturbed areas such as roadsides and logged fields. Thrives in areas that are open or semi-shaded. Soils include dry sand, gravelly soil, loamy sand and dry and moist loamy soil.<ref name="fsu">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: L. C. Anderson, W. Baker, B. Boothe, M. Boothe, A. F. Clewell, V. Craig, M. A. Garland, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, E. Keppner, L. Keppner, R. Komarek, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, R. A. Pursell, H. Roth, and R. White. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Decatur, Grady, and Thomas.</ref><ref name="weakley"/>
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''Angelica dentata'' is an indicator species for the Panhandle Silty Longleaf Woodlands community type as described in Carr et al. (2010).<ref>Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.</ref>
  
Associated species include ''Croton, Pinus palustris, Quercus laevis, Q. margaretta, Rhynchosia, Symphyotrichum dumosum, Carphephorus odoratissiumus, C. paniculatus, Chrysopsis spp., Symphiotrichum dumosum'', and others (FSU Herbarium).
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Associated species: ''Croton'' sp., ''[[Pinus palustris]]'', ''[[Quercus laevis]]'', ''Quercus margaretta'', ''Rhynchosia'' sp., ''[[Symphyotrichum dumosum]]'', ''Carphephorus odoratissiumus'', ''Carphephorus paniculatus'', ''Chrysopsis'' sp., and ''Symphiotrichum dumosum''.<ref name="fsu"/>
  
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Has been observed flowering between June and December (FSU Herbarium).
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''Angelica dentata'' has been observed to flower June through January.<ref name="fsu"/><ref>Nelson, G.  [http://www.gilnelson.com/ PanFlora]: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/  Accessed: 7 DEC 2016</ref>
  
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===Seed dispersal===
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Seeds are dispersed by gravity and small animals.<ref name="georgia"/>
===Fire ecology===
 
It can be found in frequently burned areas such as Longleaf pine savannas (FSU Herbarium).
 
  
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''Angelica dentata'' can be found in frequently burned areas such as longleaf pine savannas.<ref name="fsu"/> Populations have been known to persist through repeated annual burns.<ref>Robertson, K.M. Unpublished data collected from Pebble Hill Fire Plots, Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia.</ref>
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===Pollination===  
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''Angelica dentata'' is pollinated by wasps, flies, beetles and bees.<ref name="georgia"/> In Franklin County, FL, wasp pollinators include those from the family Vespidae.<ref name="Griffith 2015">Observation by Floyd Griffith in Franklin County, FL, November 14, 2015, posted to Florida Flora and Ecosystematics Facebook group November 16, 2015.</ref>
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==Conservation and Management==
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==Cultivation and restoration==
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
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Threats include conversion of habitat to pine plantations, agriculture, pastures, development and fire suppression.<ref name="georgia"/> This species should avoid soil disturbance by agricultural practices to conserve its presence in pine communities.<ref name="ostertag"/>
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==Cultural use==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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File:Angelica dentata PH 2012 (2).JPG| <center> ''Angelica dentata'' <p> Photo by Kevin Robertson </p>
 
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==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
 
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.  Collectors: L. C. Anderson, W. Baker, B. Boothe, M. Boothe, A. F. Clewell, V. Craig, M. A. Garland, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, E. Keppner, L. Keppner, R. Komarek, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, R. A. Pursell, H. Roth, and R. White.  States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Decatur, Grady, and Thomas.
 
 
Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.
 
 
Weakley, Alan S. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States: Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU). PDF. 1227.
 

Latest revision as of 14:33, 10 July 2024

Angelica dentata
Angelica dentata.JPG
Photo taken by Kevin Robertson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae ⁄ Umbelliferae
Genus: Angelica
Species: A. dentata
Binomial name
Angelica dentata
(Chapm.) J.M. Coult. & Rose
ANGE DENT dist.jpg
Natural range of Angelica dentata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Coastal Plain angelica; Sandhill angelica

Taxonomic notes

Synonyms: none.[1]

Varieties: none.[1]

Description

Angelica dentata is a perennial herb with erect, hairless stems growing 20 - 40 inches (50 - 100 cm) tall. The leaves grow on long leaf stalks, each leaf divided into several, leathery, lance-shaped, coarsely toothed leaflets. The flowers grow in flat-topped clusters, composed of 5 - 12 smaller clusters of tiny, white flowers. The flower stalks are hairless, and flowers themselves have 5 white, spreading petals. The fruits are about 1/4 inch (5 - 6 mm) long, hairless, oval, flattened, ribbed, and winged.[2] Flowers are arranged in umbels and are compound and bisexual.[3]

Distribution

It is found in southwest and south-central Georgia and in the eastern part of the panhandle of Florida.[1] However, one study found the presence of A. dentata in south Alabama.[4]

Ecology

Habitat

A. dentata is restricted to native groundcover and is commonly associated with upland pinelands of South Georgia. It was found to decrease in coverage in response to agricultural disturbance in southwest Georgia. Additionally, it has shown resistance to regrowth in reestablished pine communities that had been disturbed by agricultural practices.[5] Additionally, A. dentata has been found to be a decreaser in its long-term response following cessation of repeated soil disturbance.[6] Habitats include sandhills, longleaf pine-wiregrass savannas, longleaf-scrub oaks, boggy areas, and pine flatwoods. It occurs in disturbed areas such as roadsides and logged fields. Thrives in areas that are open or semi-shaded. Soils include dry sand, gravelly soil, loamy sand and dry and moist loamy soil.[7][1]

Angelica dentata is an indicator species for the Panhandle Silty Longleaf Woodlands community type as described in Carr et al. (2010).[8]

Associated species: Croton sp., Pinus palustris, Quercus laevis, Quercus margaretta, Rhynchosia sp., Symphyotrichum dumosum, Carphephorus odoratissiumus, Carphephorus paniculatus, Chrysopsis sp., and Symphiotrichum dumosum.[7]

Phenology

Angelica dentata has been observed to flower June through January.[7][9]

Seed dispersal

Seeds are dispersed by gravity and small animals.[2]


Fire ecology

Angelica dentata can be found in frequently burned areas such as longleaf pine savannas.[7] Populations have been known to persist through repeated annual burns.[10]

Pollination

Angelica dentata is pollinated by wasps, flies, beetles and bees.[2] In Franklin County, FL, wasp pollinators include those from the family Vespidae.[11]


Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Threats include conversion of habitat to pine plantations, agriculture, pastures, development and fire suppression.[2] This species should avoid soil disturbance by agricultural practices to conserve its presence in pine communities.[5]

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Weakley, A.S. 2015. Flora of the southern and mid-atlantic states. Working Draft of 21 May 2015. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 [[1]]Georgia Wildlife. Accessed: March 29, 2016
  3. [[2]]Accessed: March 29, 2016
  4. Carter, R. E., et al. (2004). "Species composition of fire disturbed ecological land units in the Southern Loam Hills of south Alabama." Southeastern Naturalist 3: 297-308.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems.
  6. Dixon, C. M., K. M. Robertson, A. M. Reid and M. T. Rother. 2024. Mechanical soil disturbance in a pine savanna has multiyear effects on plant species composition. Ecosphere 15(2):e4759.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors: L. C. Anderson, W. Baker, B. Boothe, M. Boothe, A. F. Clewell, V. Craig, M. A. Garland, R. K. Godfrey, R. Kral, E. Keppner, L. Keppner, R. Komarek, T. MacClendon, K. MacClendon, R. A. Pursell, H. Roth, and R. White. States and Counties: Florida: Bay, Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla. Georgia: Decatur, Grady, and Thomas.
  8. Carr, S.C., K.M. Robertson, and R.K. Peet. 2010. A vegetation classification of fire-dependent pinelands of Florida. Castanea 75:153-189.
  9. Nelson, G. PanFlora: Plant data for the eastern United States with emphasis on the Southeastern Coastal Plains, Florida, and the Florida Panhandle. www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Accessed: 7 DEC 2016
  10. Robertson, K.M. Unpublished data collected from Pebble Hill Fire Plots, Pebble Hill Plantation, Thomasville, Georgia.
  11. Observation by Floyd Griffith in Franklin County, FL, November 14, 2015, posted to Florida Flora and Ecosystematics Facebook group November 16, 2015.