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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Angelica venenosa   FAMILY Apiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Angelica venenosa   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH A systematic study of North American Angelica species (Apiaceae)... (Liao et al., 2021)

Angelica venenosa ssp. venenosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Angelica venenosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Angelica venenosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-32-001:

Angelica venenosa   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Angelica villosa

 

COMMON NAME:
Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica


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JK Marlow    jkm080329_016

March    Pickens County    SC

Keowee Toxaway State Natural Area

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JK Marlow    jkm200409_3556

April    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

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JK Marlow    jkm060528_024

May    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Stem leaves dark green, thick, and compound. Leaflet margins toothed, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).


click here to see other plants that look similar to this COMPARE leaves of American Lovage, Hairy Angelica and Water Hemlock

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JK Marlow    jkm170527_065

May    McCormick County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm170624_317

June    Pickens County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm170624_326

June    Pickens County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm170624_327

June    Pickens County    SC

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm170624_329

June    Pickens County    SC

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm170624_334

June    Pickens County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm170624_342

June    Pickens County    SC

The slender stem is densely fine-hairy above and in the inflorescence, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

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JK Marlow    jkm170624_344

June    Pickens County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm170624_348

June    Pickens County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm170624_351

June    Pickens County    SC

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JK Marlow    jkm180623_2985

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm210624_1593

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm230623_4139

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm230623_4139b

June    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm060704_019

July    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Pollinator at work.

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JK Marlow    jkm060704_031

July    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

The umbels are compound, with 16-25 spreading rays 2-5cm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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JK Marlow    s060704_a

July    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Upper petioles conspicuously expanded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm0508h_03

August    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

The downy fruit has 2 lateral wings, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm210818_2818

August    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

Plant usually slender, 5-10dm tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm0509e_20

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

The species name "venenosa" means very poisonous, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm210903_3327

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Angelica venenosa, Hairy Angelica, Downy Angelica, Deadly Angelica, Woodland Angelica

JK Marlow    jkm131002_800b

October    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

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JK Marlow    jkm131002_804

October    Greenville County    SC

Ashmore Heritage Preserve

Fruit hispid, strongly flattened dorsally, ribbed, the lateral ribs winged, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Angelica venenosa   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Angelica venenosa   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH A systematic study of North American Angelica species (Apiaceae)... (Liao et al., 2021)
Angelica venenosa ssp. venenosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Angelica venenosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Angelica venenosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-32-001:
Angelica venenosa   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Angelica villosa

 

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry forests and woodlands, woodland borders, longleaf pine sandhills, hammocks, prairies, oak savannas, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in SC Coastal Plain, rare in GA Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
2-pinnately compound
Alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Radially symmetrical
5-merous
Inferior ovary

Flowers in compound umbels

FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Schizocarp of two mericarps

 

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