sharptooth angelica (Lyall's angelica)
Apiaceae
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
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.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration 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
Ecology
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 |
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Avg |
Min |
Max |
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| Elevation
(metres) |
1272 | 2 | 2127 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
14 | 0 | 110 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
173 | 0 | 350 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
5 | 1 | 8 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
D | ||
| #
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) | ||
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Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and 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.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Angelica arguta var. breweri (A. Gray) Di Tomaso
Angelica lyallii S. Watson
Taxonomic Keys
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 |