Angelica gmelinii




Family Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Scientific name Angelica gmelinii (de Candolle) Pimenov
Synonyms Archangelica gmelinii de Candolle; Angelica gmelinii (de Candolle) A. Gray; Angelica lucida auct., non L.; Coelopleurum gmelinii (de Candolle) Ledebour; Coelopleurum lucidum (L.) Fernald var. gmelinii (de Candolle) H. Hara; Coelopleurum lucidum auct., non (L.) Fernald
Common name (Japanese common name) ezo-no-shishi-udo (エゾノシシウド, 蝦夷獅子独活 or 蝦夷猪独活 [meaning: Ezo shishi-udo (Ezo = an old name of Hokkaido, shishi-udo = Angelica pubescens Maximovicz)])
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Hokkaido, Honshu (Aomori Prefecture)
(Other nations) Russia
Habitat Seaside (sand beach or rocks)
Chromosomal number 2n=22 (2x)
Description Plants electing ca. 60-150cm tall. Leaves 1-2 pinnate with pinnatifid leaflets to 3-pinnate, leaflets each 5-12cm long with biserratus edge. Flowers white, flowering in June to July. Fruits 6-8mm long. Perennial plants.
Note Angelica gmelinii (de Candolle) Pimenov is a very similar plant to Coelopleurum lucidum (L.) Fernald in Canada & USA. Previously these plants were or used to be confused with and mis-identified as each other.



June 2008
at Abashiri City
June 2008
at Abashiri City
June 2008
at Abashiri City



June 2008
at Abashiri City
June 2008
at Abashiri City
June 2008
at Abashiri City



June 2008
at Abashiri City
June 2008
at Abashiri City