Angelica lucida
| Angelica lucida | |
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| Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Angelica |
| Species: | A. lucida |
| Binomial name | |
| Angelica lucida | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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.[2]
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,[3][4][5][6] and the Russian Far East.[7] The species can occur far inland in Arctic climates such as Alaska.[8]
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.[9]
References
- ^ Tropicos, Angelica lucida L.
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Angelica lucida L., seacoast angelica, wild celery
- ^ 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.
- ^ Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Angelica lucida, Sea-Watch includes photos, description, partial distribution map
- ^ Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle
- ^ Alaskan Wildflowers, Angelica lucida L. includes photos
- ^ 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.
