Angelica sylvestris L.

Angelica sylvestris or wild angelica is a species of flowering plant, native to Europe and central Asia. An annual or short-lived perennial growing to a maximum of 2.5 m (8.2 ft), it has erect purplish stems and rounded umbels of minuscule white or pale pink flowers in late summer.

Source: Wikipedia

Synonyms 48

Angelica alpina, Angelica apiifolia, Angelica brachyradia, Angelica elata, Angelica elatior, Angelica flavescens, Angelica globifera, Angelica heterocarpa, Angelica illyrica, Angelica macrophylla, Angelica minor, Angelica nemorosa, Angelica pachyptera, Angelica reuteri, Angelica ruthenica, Archangelica major, Athamanta sylvestris, Imperatoria angelica, Imperatoria flavescens, Imperatoria montana, Imperatoria sylvestris, Macroselinum illyricum, Peucedanum angelica, Selinum agriangelica, Selinum angelica, Selinum pubescens, Selinum silvestre, Taeniopetalum peucedanoides, Angelica sylvestris subsp. bertolonii, Angelica sylvestris subsp. elatior, Angelica sylvestris subsp. montana, Angelica sylvestris subsp. nemorosa, Angelica sylvestris subsp. villosa, Angelica montana var. roseiflora, Angelica sylvestris var. alpestris, Angelica sylvestris var. bertolonii, Angelica sylvestris var. elatior, Angelica sylvestris var. grossedentata, Angelica sylvestris var. incisa, Angelica sylvestris var. major, Angelica sylvestris var. montana, Angelica sylvestris var. nidus, Angelica sylvestris var. rumelica, Angelica sylvestris var. stenoptera, Angelica sylvestris var. stipularis, Angelica sylvestris var. villosa, Angelica sylvestris subvar. illyrica, Angelica sylvestris subvar. villosa

968,047 GBIF occurrences
42,906 iNaturalist observations

Conservation status code

Conservation: status label

Least Concern

Conservation: population trend

Unknown

Conservation: year assessed

2014

IUCN Red List page

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/19620785/19621071

Habitats

IUCN: population narrative

This species is widespread and abundant throughout its known range. There is no detailed information available on population size.

IUCN: habitat narrative

A. sylvestris is a perennial herb, occurring on base-enriched soils in a wide variety of habitats, including damp woods and carr, damp neutral grassland, marshes, mires, swamps and tall-herb fens, sea-cliffs, ungrazed montane grassland and mountain ledges (Preston et al. 2002).

IUCN: threats narrative

There are no known past, ongoing, or future threats to this species.

IUCN: conservation narrative

There are no conservation measures in place or needed.

IUCN: rationale

This species is classed as Least Concern as it is widespread with stable populations and does not face any major threats.