P h o t o b y T e n n e s s e e D i v i s i o n o f N a t u r a l H e r i t a g e @ T E N N
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Habitat:
Open floodplain forests.
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Species Description:
Perennial herb.
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Phenology:
Flowering Period: Early June to late July.
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Additional Information at NatureServe
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Diagnostic Characteristics:
he leaf sheath of Angelicas is exapanded (. 1 cm wide) and the umbels are wide (up to 20 cm) and these characters help to distinguish them from other white-flowered members of the carrot family. The side ribs of the fruit have thin flat wings. Angelica atropurpurea has leaf teeth that are without any cilia and hyaline (have a white clear edge). A. atropurpurea is stout, to 2 m in height, glabrous or nearly so to the infloresence. Lower leaves 1-3 dm. and long-petiolate with the upper leaves progressively smaller. Leaflets are acute and sharply serrate. The umbels have 20-45 thinly hairy rays.
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Management:
Avoid degradation of water quality or changes in natural stream flow.
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Global Range:
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Known Kentucky Occurrences:
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