Angelica lucida explained
Angelica lucida is a species of angelica known by the common names seacoast angelica and sea-watch. It is also one of many species in the celery family which are casually called wild celery.[1]
As its common names suggest, this plant is found most often along the coastline. Its distribution includes the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic coasts of North America,[2] [3] [4] [5] and the Russian Far East.[6] The species can occur far inland in Arctic climates such as Alaska.[7]
Angelica lucida is considered an endangered species in some of the Northeastern United States.
Angelica lucida is generally similar in appearance to other angelicas, with tall, dense umbels of yellowish-white flowers.[8]
External links
Notes and References
- http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Angelica+lucida Calflora taxon report, University of California, Angelica lucida L., seacoast angelica, wild celery
- http://bonap.net/MapGallery/State/Angelica%20lucida.png Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory i–xvii, 1–669. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.
- Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's Flora of Alaska and Adjacent Parts of Canada i–xvi, 1–724. Brigham Young University Press, Provo.
- http://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/angelica-lucida Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Angelica lucida, Sea-Watch
- http://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection.php?Genus=Angelica&Species=lucida Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle
- http://www.alaskawildflowers.us/Kingdom/Plantae/Magnoliophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiaceae/Angelica_lucida/index.html Alaskan Wildflowers, Angelica lucida L.
- Gleason, H. A. & A.J. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (ed. 2) i–910. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx.
