The Ordinary Angelica Plant

Ordinary angelica (Angelica sylvestris) is a species of plant that flowers family (Apiaceae or Umbelliferae). The plant is 2 m tall. He lives in forests, swamps and wet meadows. The stems are hollow and lined. The color of the stalk is red / purple.

The flowers are white or slightly pink. A flower consists of five petals that are curled inwards. The flowers are composed of a display screen twitig to thirty rays, which are softly hairy. The omwindseltjes are sharp and linear. The plant blooms from July to September.

Angelica have oval fruits with membranous, winged ribs.

The root leaves are two-to threefold suspension and have a grooved, gutter-shaped petiole. The leaves are egg-lanceolate and toothed.

Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gewone_engelwortel

See also: International Flower Delivery, Florist