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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Apiaceae
Angelica atropurpurea L.
common great angelica, great angelica, purple-stem angelica
Angelica: Latin for "angelic," referring to the medicinal properties of the plant, which are said to have been revealed to a monk by an angel who told him it was a cure for the plague
atropurpurea: Latin for dark purple
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | robust, erect perennial, 2'-8' tall forb; stems thick, reddish, hollow, usually single, smooth; taprooted |
| Flower: | white to green, 5-parted; inflorescence a 4"-8" ball-like, compound umbel; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | dry, splitting into 2 seeds |
| Leaf: | pinnately-divided, large but getting smaller toward the top, on a 2"-4" clasping stalk |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; wet; meadows, woods, streambanks, fens, springs; in muddy soil |
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