Apiaceae
Purplestem angelica
Angelica atropurpurea
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Angelica
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Angelica atropurpureaApiaceae
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Common names
By language (3)
- bar
- Amerikanischer Engelwurz
- English
- Purplestem angelica, Great angelica
- German
- Amerikanische Engelwurz, Amerikanischer Engelwurz
Synonyms
- Angelica atropurpurea var. atropurpurea
- Angelica atropurpurea var. occidentalis Fassett
- Angelica laurentiana Fernald
- Archangelica atropurpurea (L.) Hoffm.
- Selinum atropurpureum (L.) Link
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.