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Rock Angelica - Angelica roseana
Native Species
Global Rank:
G4
State Rank:
S4
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Numerous collections at MONTU from a large number of counties. High elevation habitat mostly currently secure. Many collections from established wilderness.
General Description
Stems ascending to erect, 15–80 cm. Herbage scabrous. Leaves bipinnate; leaflets lanceolate to ovate, 1–4 cm long, sharply serrate, veiny. Umbels: rays unequal, 1–8 cm long; involucre absent; involucel bracts linear, 2–9 mm long or absent. Flowers white to pink; petals barely 1 mm long. Mericarps scabrous, elliptic, 4–6 mm long; ribs thick, winged, the lateral barely wider than the dorsal (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Species Range
Montana Range
Range Descriptions
Native
Range Comments
MT to ID and UT (Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Observations in Montana Natural Heritage Program Database
Number of Observations: 42
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Recency
(Observations spanning multiple months or years are excluded from time charts)
Habitat
Non-calcareous, talus slopes and rocky soil of meadows, open forest; subalpine (
Lesica et al. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. BRIT Press. Fort Worth, TX).
Stewardship Responsibility
References
- Literature Cited AboveLegend:
View Online Publication- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2012. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 771 p.
- Additional ReferencesLegend: View Online Publication
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Jones, W. W. 1901. Preliminary flora of Gallatin County. M.S. Thesis. Bozeman, MT: Montana State College. 78 pp.- Lesica, P., M.T. Lavin, and P.F. Stickney. 2022. Manual of Montana Vascular Plants, Second Edition. Fort Worth, TX: BRIT Press. viii + 779 p.
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