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Angelica arguta
Also called Sharp Toothed Angelica, Sharptooth Angelica
Lyall's angelica (Angelica arguta) is a tall, hardy perennial herb of the carrot family native to western North America's coniferous forests. It grows best in cool, moist, partly shaded conditions similar to its woodland home.
Angelica arguta commonly known as Lyall's angelica is a species of angelica. It is native to western North America, where it grows in coniferous forests from British Columbia to Utah. This is a taprooted perennial herb growing an erect, hollow stem to heights between one and two meters. It produces large, somewhat triangular leaves made up of many toothed, pointed leaflets each up to 9 centimeters long. The top of the stout stem is occupied by an inflorescence in a compound umbel arrangement, with the webbed rays of the umbel up to 10 centimeters long each. The flowers are generally yellowish.
The roots have been used medicinally for colds, sore throats or cramps. Beetles pollinate the flowers.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Angelica arguta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
