Angelica lucida
| Angelica lucida | |
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| Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge, California | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Angelica |
| Species: | A. lucida
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| Binomial name | |
| Angelica lucida | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Angelica lucida is a species of angelica known by the common names seacoast angelica and sea-watch. It is also one of many species in the celery family which are casually called wild celery.[2]
As its common names suggest, this plant is found most often along the coastline. Its distribution includes the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic coasts of North America,[3][4][5][6] and the Russian Far East.[7] The species can occur far inland in Arctic climates such as Alaska.[8]
Angelica lucida is considered an endangered species in some of the Northeastern United States.
Description
Angelica lucida is generally similar in appearance to other angelicas, with erect stems standing 0.5–1.4 m (1 ft 8 in – 4 ft 7 in) and compound umbels of yellowish-white flowers.[9]
Can be recognized by the combination of its 2–7 cm (0.79–2.76 in) divided and coarsely toothed leaflets; stout, smooth, hollow stems; rounded umbels of numerous flowerets; and flattened fruits with corky or wing-like ribs.[10]
Uses
Called lkuusuk by the Kwakwaka'wakw, young stalks (shoots) and leaves are eaten while tender, as older plants become woody and are no longer considered good to eat. Roots are not eaten.[11]
References
- ^ Tropicos, Angelica lucida L.
- ^ Calflora taxon report, University of California, Angelica lucida L., seacoast angelica, wild celery
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Cody, W. J. (1996). Flora of the Yukon Territory. Ottawa, Ontario: NRC Research Press. pp. i–xvii, 1–669. ISBN 0-660-16406-X.
- ^ Welsh, Stanley L. (1974). Anderson's Flora of Alaska and Adjacent Parts of Canada. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press. pp. i–xvi, 1–724. ISBN 0-8425-0705-1.
- ^ Turner Photographics, Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest, Angelica lucida, Sea-Watch includes photos, description, partial distribution map
- ^ Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, University of Washington, Seattle
- ^ Alaskan Wildflowers, Angelica lucida L. includes photos
- ^ Gleason, Henry A.; Cronquist, Arthur J. (1991). Manual of the Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada (2nd ed.). Bronx, New York: New York Botanical Garden. pp. i–910. ISBN 0-89327-365-1.
- ^ Klinkenberg, Brian, ed. (2020). "Angelica lucida". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia. Retrieved 18 June 2026.
- ^ Jones, Anore (2010). Nauriat Nigiñaqtuat: Plants That We Eat (PDF). Fairbanks, Alaska: University of Alaska. ISBN 9781602230743. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2026-06-12.
