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Angelica Breweri, Brewer's Angelica


Plants > Wildflowers > Apiaceae > Angelica Breweri
Brewer's Angelica; Angelica breweri along the Mt Tallac Trail, Lake Tahoe, California
Angelica breweri along the Mt Tallac Trail, Lake Tahoe, California
Common name:
Brewer's angelica
Family:
Carrot (Apiaceae)
Scientific name:
Angelica breweri
Main flower color:
White
Range:
North and northeast California and the far west of Nevada
Height:
Up to 6 feet
Habitat:
Forested mountain slopes; up to 9,500 feet
Leaves:
Up to 2 feet in length; divided several times into lanceolate leaflets, with toothed edges and pointed tips
Season:
June to August
Pintrest
Leaves of angelica breweri are ternately divided, with each stalk further pinnately divided into quite well-separated leaflets, which have serrate edges. Leaves are hairless, while the stems and flower stalks (pedicels) have a very fine hair covering. The plant has a relatively small distribution in the northern Sierra Nevada and the southern Cascade Range.

The stout stem terminates in a compound umbel of up to 50 rays (1 to 4 inches long), each topped by a cluster of small white flowers. The flowers are formed of five small white petals around a center of five protruding white stamens and a greenish-white pistil. When fully mature, individual flowers are generally non-overlapping. Petals are finely hairy. There are no bracts beneath the pedicels.




Compound leaf
Compound leaf
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