Angelica genuflexa

Kneeling angelica

Family: Apiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Kneeling angelica is a California native perennial found in the Klamath Ranges and northern Coast Ranges in streambanks and wet conifer forest areas at elevations below 1,500 meters. Flowering from July to August, this plant produces white flowers in complex umbels with numerous rays spanning 2 to 7 centimeters. Growing 1 to 2 meters tall with glabrous to lightly hairy stems, it develops large compound leaves that are distinctively ovate to triangular-ovate and two to three times pinnately divided. Its leaves feature primary leaflets that are sharply reflexed, with ultimate leaflet segments 4 to 10 centimeters long, lanceolate to ovate, and coarsely serrated or irregularly cut. The fruit is a small, round structure approximately 3 to 4 millimeters in diameter.

Habitat: Streambanks, wet areas in conifer forest

Bloom period: Jul-Aug

Elevation: < 1500 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoRO

California counties: Mendocino, Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou, Nevada

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.