- Angelica gigas
Taxobox
name = Angelica gigas
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Apiales
familia =Apiaceae
genus = "Angelica "
species = "A. gigas"
binomial = "Angelica gigas"
binomial_authority = Nakai"Angelica gigas" is a
monocarp ic biennial or short lived perennial plant from China, Japan and Korea. It inhabits forests, grasslands and stream sides. The roots are used in traditional Chinese medicine.Description
Plant 1–2 m, stout with deep thick roots. Stem purplish, ribbed. Leafblade triangular-ovate in outline, 20–40 × 20–30 cm, 2–3-ternate-pinnate. Umbel purple, 5–8 cm across. Flowers dark purple-red, obovate. Flowering in late summer.
Cultivation
For moist garden soil in full sun or semishade. Best propagated with seeds in the spring. Flowering the second season and usually dies after flowering.
References
*Flora of China: Angelica gigas http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200015368
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