Angelica sylvestris
Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris)
The Wild Angelica (Angelica sylvestris) is a species of the genus angel Wurzen ( Angelica ) in the carrot family ( Apiaceae ). This type is rarely used as a medicinal plant.
Features
The Wild Angelica is a perennial, dark green plant that reaches the plant height of 50 to 150 centimeters. The stem is erect, Roehrig and whitish frosting. The leaves are large, the basal leaves can reach a length of 30 to 60 centimeters. They are rough, hairy and feathered at hand two to three times. The leaflets are up to 8 inches long, ovate -oblong and pointed thorn. The petioles are deepened rinnig upwards. The umbel rays are hairy 20 to 30 inches long and fluffy. They carry the umbellules, where there are the 2 millimeters large, white or pink colored flowers. The cones can reach a diameter of up to 20 centimeters.
Bloom time is from June to September.
Occurrence
The Wild Angelica is found throughout Europe, in Turkey, the Caucasus and Siberia in lowland forests, gorges, fens, nutrient-rich marshes and wet meadows, fringe communities, and herbaceous communities at altitudes 0-1800 meters. In Canada, this species occurs in the states of Ontario, Quebec and Nova Scotia.
Trivial names
The names are for the Wild Angelica or were, sometimes only regionally, wild angelica, Angelics (Mecklenburg), Angolkenwörtel ( Altmark), tree drops ( Graubünden), Beeriblosa (St. Gallen, Will Hill), Blasröre ( Bern, Glarus ), breast root, Büchel ( Graubünden), Buchalter, dudla (St. Gallen, Upper Rhine Valley ), Geißfuß, Gier, Guga (St. Gallen Sargans ), shepherds whistle ( middle High German ), Läuskraut (Eifel in Kerpen), Ledepapencruyd, Ledepipencrud, Ledespypenkrud, Ledpfeifenkraut, air Wurz, Piffencrud, Pipencrud, Schoter ( Henneberg ), Spickrohr ( Bern, Glarus ), Spitzguga (St. Gallen, Sargans ), syringe ( Bern, Glarus ), Sprotza (St. Gallen), Waldröre (St. Gallen) wound herb use.