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

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Wetland Indicator Status:

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
• Midwest: OBL
• Northcentral & Northeast: OBL

Heliophily: 7