Angelica venenosa
Common name: hairy angelica
| Angelica venenosa | |
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| Photo by the Atlas of Florida Plants Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Angelica |
| Species: | A. venenosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Angelica venenosa (Greenway) Fernald | |
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| Natural range of Angelica venenosa from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
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Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: A. villosa (Walter) Britton, Sterns, & Poggenburg
Varieties: none
Description
A. venenosa is a perennial forb/herb of the Apiaceae family native to North America and introduced in Canada. [1]
Distribution
A. venenosa can be found in the eastern half of the United States, ranging from Oklahoma and Minnesota to Florida and Massachusetts. It has also been introduced in Canada, specifically in Ontario. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
A. venenosa is found in dry forests and woodlands, woodland borders, longleaf pine sandhills, hammocks, and prairies. [2]
Phenology
Unusual features of A. venenosa varieties found in dry sandhill communities in the Fall Line Sandhills include basal leaves that lay directly on the ground, small leaflets, and coarse, more equilateral toothing of the leaflets. [2] It flowers in January and June. [3]
Conservation and Management
A. venenosa is listed as a "special concern" species by the Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. [1]
Cultivation and restoration
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References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ANVE
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/17/18
