Angelica gigas
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| Angelica gigas Nakai |
Angelica gigas is a monocarpic biennial or short lived perennial plant from China, Japan and Korea. It inhabits forests, grasslands and stream sides. The roots are used in traditional Chinese medicine.
[edit] Description
Plant 1–2 m, stout with deep thick roots. Stem purplish, ribbed. Leafblade triangular-ovate in outline, 20–40 × 20–30 cm, 2–3-ternate-pinnate. Umbel purple, 5–8 cm across. Flowers dark purple-red, obovate. Flowering in late summer.
[edit] Cultivation
For moist garden soil in full sun or semishade. Best propagated with seeds in the spring. Flowering the second season and usually dies after flowering.
[edit] References
- Flora of China: Angelica gigas http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200015368
