Kneeling angelica
Angelica genuflexa

Family: Apiaceae

What it is like

A robust herb. It keeps growing from year to year and is 2.5 m tall. The leaf stalk is 3-8 cm long. The leaves are oval or triangle shaped and 10-40 cm long. They are divided one or two times into leaflets. The leaflets are 5-13 cm long by 1-6 cm wide. The main leaf axis is bent and the leaflets are bent back. The flowers are white and in flat topped heads.

There are 50 Angelica species. They are temperate plants.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in moist stream banks and open forests. In north China it grows between 200-300 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Canada, China, Japan, Korea, North America, Russia, Siberia, USA

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Angelica caudata Franch. ex H. Boissieu; Angelica refracta F. Schmidt; Angelica yabeana Makino;