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Taxon:  Angelica archangelica L.



Summary
Genus:
Angelica
Family:
Apiaceae (alt. Umbelliferae)
Subfamily:
Apioideae
Tribe:
Selineae
Nomen number:
3415
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 1:250. 1753
Verified:
07/14/1993 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Angelica archangelica L. subsp. archangelica (0 active accession[s])
Angelica archangelica L. subsp. litoralis (Fr.) Thell. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Angelica officinalis Moench
Angelica sativa Mill.
Archangelica officinalis (Moench) Hoffm.
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
angelica –
angelique –
garden angelica –
wild parsnip –
French
angélique vraie –
archangélique –
German
Angelika –
Brustwurz –
Engelwurz –
Spanish
angélica –
hierba del Epiritu Santo –
Swedish
fjällkvanne –
Transliterated Russian
dâgil' aptečnyj –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusGeorgia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateCaucasusRussian Federation-CiscaucasiaCiscaucasia 
1NativeAsia-TemperateSiberiaRussian FederationTyumen 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeBelarus  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeEstonia  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeLatvia  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeLithuania  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeMoldova  
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeRussian Federation-European partEuropean part 
1NativeEuropeEast EuropeUkraine  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSlovakia  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeDenmark  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeIceland  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeNorway  
1NativeEuropeNorthern EuropeSweden  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  
2CultivatedEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  
2CultivatedEuropeNorthern EuropeFinland  
2CultivatedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
2CultivatedNorthern America North America  
4Naturalized     
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Georgia
  • SIBERIA: Russian Federation [Tyumen]
Europe
  • EAST EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Germany, Netherlands, Slovakia
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Croatia, Serbia
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Belgium, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, United Kingdom
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Northern America
  • REGION: North America
Naturalized ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Bee plantshoney production Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Food additivesflavoring Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
Human foodbeverage base Der Marderosian, A. & L. Liberti. Natural product medicine: a scientific guide to foods, drugs, cosmetics. 1988
Materialsessential oils Pimenov, M. G. 1996. pers. comm.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=3415. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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