Angelica triquinata Michaux. clade: [unnamed clade]. Mountain Angelica, Appalachian Angelica. Phen: Aug-Sep; Sep-Oct. Hab: Mesic forests (especially northern hardwoods, spruce-fir, high elevation red oak) at moderate to high elevations, grassy balds, brookbanks. Dist: PA south to sw. NC, se. TN, and n. GA, a Southern and Central Appalachian endemic.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Other Comments: The nectar is very attractive, but apparently strongly intoxicating, to yellow jackets and hornets; on the grassy balds of Roan Mountain one can see thousands of umbels of Angelica triquinata densely coated by lethargic bees.
Synonymy: = C, F, G, K3, K4, MC, Pa, RAB, Tn, Va, W, Levin in FNA () (in prep); ? Angelica curtisii Buckley – S
Heliophily ?: 5
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