Angelica genuflexa Kneeling angelica (Umbelliferae)

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Angelica genuflexa
Kneeling angelica
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The Angelica genuflexa plant species is found in E. Asia - Siberia. Northwestern N. America - northern California northwards to Alaska. It is a member of the Umbelliferae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Kneeling angelica.

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Latin Name:  Angelica genuflexa
Common Name:  Kneeling angelica
Family:  Umbelliferae
Author:  Nutt.

Known Hazards:  All members of this genus contain furocoumarins, which increase skin sensitivity to sunlight and may cause dermatitis[238].

Mature Height:  1   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Moist places[60].

General Uses: The hollow stems have been used to make drinking straws, whistles and as breathing stems to allow people to remain underwater[257]. The have also been used as containers to collect pitch from Picea sitchensis[257]. The leaves were used as a deodorant by native North Americans. The leaves were chewed and the juice rubbed onto the body to mask the human smell[257].

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