Angelica lucida

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Angelica lucida
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 L.
Synonyms[1]
Archangelica gmelinii DC. Caucalis lucida (L.) Lag. Coelopleurum actaeifolium (Michx.) J.M. Coult. & Rose Coelopleurum gmelinii (DC.) Ledeb. Coelopleurum lucidum (L.) Fernald Imperatoria lucida (L.) Spreng. Ligusticum actaeifolium Michx.

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

1. Tropicos, Angelica lucida L.
2. Calflora taxon report, University of California, Angelica lucida L., seacoast angelica, wild celery
3. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
4. Cody, W. J. 1996. Flora of the Yukon Territory i–xvii, 1–669. NRC Research Press, Ottawa.
5. Welsh, S. L. 1974. Anderson's Flora of Alaska and Adjacent Parts of Canada i–xvi, 1–724. Brigham Young University Press, Provo.
6. Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Angelica lucida, Sea-Watch includes photos, description, partial distribution map
7. Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle
8. Alaskan Wildflowers, Angelica lucida L. includes photos
9. 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.

External links

• Media related to Angelica lucida at Wikimedia Commons
• United States Department of Agriculture Plants Profile
• Jepson Manual Treatment
• Calphotos Photo gallery, University of California
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas