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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Angelica atropurpurea
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Angelica atropurpurea
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Angelica atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-32-003:
Angelica atropurpurea FAMILY Apiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Purple Angelica
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USDA Forest Service / A Guide to Medicinal Plants of Appalachia. 1969 mpa_page_047
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Angelica atropurpurea
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Angelica atropurpurea
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Angelica atropurpurea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-32-003:
Angelica atropurpurea
FAMILY
Apiaceae
3298
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Riverbanks, streambanks, moist roadsides, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina?
Rare
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LEAVES:
2-pinnately compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compound umbels
FRUIT:
Summer
Schizocarp of two mericarps
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