Angelica atropurpurea Linnaeus. clade: Archangelica clade. Purple Angelica, Great Angelica. Phen: May-Jun; Jul-Aug. Hab: Marshes, fens, sedge meadows, seeps, riverbanks, streambanks, moist roadsides, ditches. Dist: S. NL (Labrador) west to WI and MN, south to NL (Newfoundland), NS, DE, MD, WV, OH, IN, IL, and ne. IA (and in the mountains to ne. TN and w. NC – the NC occurrences have sometimes been speculated to be naturalized).
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, G, Il, K1, K3, K4, MC, Mi, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, Tat, W, Levin in FNA () (in prep); = Archangelica atropurpurea (L.) Hoffm.; > Angelica atropurpurea L. var. atropurpurea – F; > Angelica atropurpurea L. var. occidentalis Fassett – F; > Angelica laurentiana Fernald – F
Wetland Indicator Status:
Heliophily ⓘ: 7
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