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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Angelica triquinata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Angelica triquinata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Angelica triquinata
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-32-002:
Angelica triquinata FAMILY Apiaceae
(?) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Angelica curtisii
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Angelica, Appalachian Angelica, Filmy Angelica
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JK Marlow jkm110402_265
April Madison County NC
Max Patch
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JK Marlow jkm0407m_24
July Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm0407t_03
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
Umbels w 13-25 rays Nectar apparently intoxicating to yellow jackets & hornets, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm0407u_21
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
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JK Marlow jkm0407v_07
July Mitchell County NC
The Roan Highlands
A stout, smooth, and sometimes purplish stem. Umbels 3-6" wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm070721_044
July NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
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JK Marlow jkm070721_046
July NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
Leaves reduced in size above: upper ones sometimes consist of only a sheath, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm070721_048
July NC-TN
The Roan Highlands
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JK Marlow jkm090709_184
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Leaflets coarsely toothed w minutely ciliate margins & sharp-pointed apices, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm090709_188
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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Steve Marlow jkm090709_239
July Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Leaves pinnately or bipinnately divided, the larger leaf segments ~3" long, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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Tim Spira tps_atriquinata
July
A stout herbaceous perennial 2-5' tall, per Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011).
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JK Marlow jkm0508d_04
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm0508d_04c
August Transylvania County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm180821_4007
August Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm180821_4009
August Jackson County NC
Whiteside Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm140907_385
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm140907_385b
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Fruit smooth capsules (schizocarps), strongly flattened, w 2 lateral wings, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140907_388
September Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm190914_1469
September Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm190914_1585
September Swain County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow s070917_a
September Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
Upper petioles conspicuously expanded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow s070917_b
September Haywood County NC
Pisgah National Forest: Pisgah Ranger District
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JK Marlow jkm0411b_32
November Madison County NC
Max Patch
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Angelica triquinata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Angelica triquinata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Angelica triquinata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-32-002:
Angelica triquinata
FAMILY
Apiaceae
(?)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Angelica curtisii
98
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Mesic forests (especially northern hardwoods, spruce-fir, high elevation red oak) at moderate to high elevations, grassy balds, brookbanks, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Common in NC Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
2-pinnately compound
Alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
White/Greenish
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Inferior ovary
Flowers in compound umbels
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of two mericarps
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p126
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p145
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p169
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p034
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p173
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p210
- Wildflowers & Plant Communities of the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont (Spira, 2011) p333
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p116
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