Question: Hello! Thank you so much for your generosity in helping people in the region identify and learn about the plants …
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Hello! Thank you so much for your generosity in helping people in the region identify and learn about the plants in their area. I have been looking at this plant species for a few years and was wondering what they might be. My suspicion is a species of Angelica, but I have not been able to confirm. The plant is on the side of a natural ditch, at the edge of a wet meadow, again in southwestern Vermont.
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Dear ljalos, good morning. Yes, the plant you have photographed appears to be Angelecia atropurpurea. The large leaves with many segments and very inflated petiole bases that sheath the stem are good characteristics to identify this robust, native umbillifer. Best wishes.
