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Angelica atropurpurea L.
purplestem angelica

       
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Photo of Angelica atropurpurea L.
Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Angelica atropurpurea L.

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Synonyms:
Angelica atropurpurea L.

  ANATO Angelica atropurpurea L. var. occidentalis Fassett
 

Distribution:
Angelica atropurpurea L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, DE, IA, IL, IN, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, TN, VT, WI, WV), CAN (LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Angelica atropurpurea L.

View 91 genera in Apiaceae, 24 species in Angelica
 

Classification:
Angelica atropurpurea L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Apiales
Family Apiaceae – Carrot family
Genus Angelica L. – angelica
Species Angelica atropurpurea L. – purplestem angelica
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Angelica atropurpurea L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
great angelica              Endangered, Extirpated
Rhode Island:
large angelica              Endangered
Tennessee:
great angelica              Threatened
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Angelica atropurpurea L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Angelica atropurpurea L.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29436.

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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