Common name:
Wild angelica
Family:
Scientific name:
Angelica sylvestris
Main flower color:
Range:
All of the British Isles
Height:
Up to 2 m
Habitat:
Woodland, meadows; generally damp places
Flowers:
White or pale pink, in compound umbels, usually domed, with the individual clusters roughly spherical, and subtended by a few narrow bracteoles. There are no bracts at the base of the inflorescence
Leaves:
Up to 60 cm long; hairless, pinnately divided two or three times into ovate, sharp-toothed leaflets. Attached by long stalks, broad and sheathed at the base. Stems are smooth, not-ridged, and often tinged purple; they may be hairless or slightly downy
Season:
June to July
Rarity:
★★★★★
