Angelica pachycarpa
| Shiny-leaved Angelica | |
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| Species: | A. pachycarpa
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Angelica pachycarpa is a herbacouse perennial plant native from from Spain and Portugal and naturalized in New Zealand.[1] It inhabits forests, grasslands and stream sides. It is occasional grown as an ornamental garden subject for its glossy foliage and umbels of white flowers.
Description
Angelica pachycarpa is a short-lived, stout fleshy plant. It growing about 1 meter tall, and the stems have very glossy dark green foliage. It has creamy-white to greenish-white flowers in flat umbels that are 10-20 centimeters wide. The foliage and hollow stems have a faint aniseed odor. The stems are grooved. The base foliage is 2-3 pinnate and noticeable petiolate; the stem leaves are 1-3 pinnate with very short petioles. The fruit are up to 12 mm long, brown with lighter colored wings and have a pepper like scent.[2]