| Description | A large native plant found growing in moist areas. |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
| Hardiness Zone | 5 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | moist |
| Soil & Site | Found growing in wet woods, sedge meadows, and calcareous fens, areas of seepage, along moist shores and in springy areas. |
| Flowers | sit on top of the 6 foot stem, branched, rounded, umbel like heads consisting of 20-50 clusters of small (1/8") white flowers. |
| Leaves | base of each leaf stalk is surrounded by a papery sheath, become smaller and less compound moving up the stem, basal leaves can be bipinnatley compound. |
| Stems | thick, hollow, aromatic, smooth with a purple color |
| Dimensions | Can each over 6 feet tall. Reported to reach 9 feet. |
| Misc Facts | Was used as a medicine by the North American Indians for colds and fevers. The name angelica comes from the idea that this plant could be used to cure the plaque. |
| Author's Notes | A rather imposing plant that I have seen many times in wet sites. Fun to crack the brittle hollow stems in the fall and winter. |
| Notes & Reference | #46-Wetland Plants, #49-The History and Folklore of North American Wildflowers, #65-North Woods Wild Flowers) |
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