Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Apiales > Apiaceae > Angelica > Angelica atropurpureaAngelica atropurpurea (purplestem angelica)Synonyms: Angelica atropurpurea var. atropurpurea; Angelica atropurpurea var. occidentalis; Angelica laurentiana; Archangelica atropurpurea (homotypic); Selinum atropurpureum (homotypic) Angelica atropurpurea, known commonly as purplestem angelica, great angelica, American angelica, high angelica, and masterwort, is a species of flowering plant that can be found in moist and swampy woodlands, mostly by riverbanks, in eastern North America. It has been found in eastern Canada (Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec, Labrador, Newfoundland, all 3 Maritime Provinces) and the United States (from New England south as far as North Carolina, and west to Minnesota, Iowa, and Tennessee). |
Allergen Potential [1] | Medium |  | Edible [2] | May be edible. See the Plants For A Future link below for details. | Flower Type [2] | Hermaphrodite | Hazards [2] | All members of this genus contain furocoumarins, which increase skin sensitivity to sunlight and may cause dermatitis; | Lifespan [2] | Perennial | Pollinators [2] | Insects, Lepidoptera | Structure [3] | Herb |  | Height [2] | 9.84 feet (3 m) | View Plants For A Future Record : Angelica atropurpurea |
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Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
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73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Cape Breton Highlands National Park |
II |
234333 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Chippewa Nature Center |
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Michigan, United States |
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Grand Rapids Audubon Club Maher Sanctuary |
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80 |
Michigan, United States |
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Gros Morne National Park |
II |
476632 |
Newfoundland, Canada |
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Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore |
II |
8272 |
Indiana, United States |
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Kejimkujik National Park |
II |
94203 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
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Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve |
II |
20461 |
Quebec, Canada |
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Niagara Escarpment Biosphere Reserve |
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470167 |
Ontario, Canada |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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