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Angelica arguta Nutt.
sharptooth angelica (Lyall's angelica)
Apiaceae

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Distribution of Angelica arguta
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial herb from a taproot; stems erect, 0.5-2.0 m tall.

Leaves:
Stem leaves compound with three major divisions, divided in turn once or twice again; leaflets hairy along the underside of the veins or glabrous, 4-14 cm long.

Flowers:
Inflorescence terminal, flat-topped, of umbrella-like clusters with 1-4 secondary clusters from the main stem; flowers white or sometimes pinkish.

Fruits:
Numerous, 4-7 mm long, glabrous, dorsal ribs narrowly winged.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

USDA Species Characteristics

Flower Colour:
White

Blooming Period:
Mid Spring

Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present over the Summer

Source: The USDA

Key to the Species and Taxonomic Notes

TAXONOMIC KEY TO ANGELICA

1. Fruits slightly flattened, the subequal wings scarcely winged; plants mainly coastal A. lucida

1. Fruits strongly flattened, the lateral wings broadly winged; plants not essentially coastal.

2. Flowers yellowish; involucres present, leafy A. dawsonii

2. Flowers white, greenish-white or sometimes pinkish; involucres lacking or rarely a few bracts present.

3. Main axis of the leaves bent, leaflets deflexed A. genuflexa

3. Main axis of the leaves straight, leaflets not deflexed A. arguta

Habitat / Range

Wet to moist streambanks, meadows and open forests in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; frequent in extreme S BC; E to AB and S to WY, UT and N CA.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Angelica arguta

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	2	1272	2127
Slope Gradient (%)	0	14	110
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	0	173	350
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	1	5	8
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	D
Number of field plots species was recorded in:	247
Modal BEC Zone Class	ESSF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in:	AT(2), CWH(3), ESSF(79), ICH(46), IDF(41), MS(44), PP(4), SBPS(5), SBS(16)
Source: Klinkenberg 2020

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is montane boreal & cool temperate.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S4?	Yellow	Not Listed

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Angelica arguta var. breweri (A. Gray) Di Tomaso
Angelica lyallii S. Watson

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
Google Image Search
Flickr Image Search

General References

Google Scholar Search
Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-05-16 7:52:07 PM ]

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