Hairy Angelica (Angelica venenosa)

Photographic Location: AEDC in Manchester, TN

This wildflower belongs in the Carrot or Parsley Family (Apiaceae).

This plant grows in open oak woods and borders, but especially on dry slopes.  The upper part of the stem and the umbels are densely covered with short, whitish, and velvety hairs.  The lower leaves can be twice or thrice pinnate, and the leaflets are elliptic and thick.  The petioles are sheathing, which is one its major characteristics.  The flowers are snow-white and in umbels without bracts.  Although many years ago Angelica venenosa had been reported to be poisonous, it was probably confused with Cicuta maculata (Water Hemlock).

Photographic Location: AEDC in Manchester, TN

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