Angelica lineariloba

Poison angelica

Family: Apiaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Poison angelica is a California native perennial found in the central Sierra Nevada and Sierra Nevada east side mountains on rocky open slopes at elevations of 1,700 to 3,300 meters. Flowering from June to August, this plant produces white flowers in complex umbels with 20 to 40 rays spreading 3 to 7 centimeters wide. Growing 50 to 150 centimeters tall with nearly smooth to slightly rough stems, it develops an upright, open structure. Its large leaves are intricately divided into two to three layers of pinnate segments, with narrow linear leaflets 2 to 10 centimeters long that are sharp-pointed and entire. The mature fruits are oblong to wedge-shaped, measuring 10 to 13 millimeters in length.

Habitat: Rocky open slopes

Bloom period: Jun-Aug

Elevation: 1700-3300 m

Bioregions: c&amps SNH, SNE

California counties: Fresno, Mono, Inyo, Tulare, Kern, Madera, Napa

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