Purple Angelica
Angelica atropurpurea
Apiaceae
Other names
Purplestem Angelica, American Angelica, Great Angelica, Alexanders, Masterwort, Wild Angelica
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Biennial
Native distribution
Native to the Finger Lakes Region, Newfndl. to DE and MN
Biocultural value
The Iroquois used a strong water-based solution of the entire plant or of just the roots in steambaths to relieve a varitety of conditions including fevers, headaches, and rheumatism. The aromatic fresh root was used to attract fish and game.
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Robison Herb Garden, McLean Bogs, Eames Bog, Salt Road Fen
Source of plant
Cornell Botanic Gardens
Description
Biennial to 6' in height with dark purple stems; leaves biternate to triternate, the divisions pinnate,leaflets ovate, serrate, flowers white, in umbels to 10" across.
USDA Hardiness Zone
4
Special characteristics
medicinal/pharmaceutical, other ethnobotanical uses
Status
L4|S5|G5