Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Angelica tomentosa is a species of angelica known as woolly angelica. It is native to the coastal mountain ranges of California and southern Oregon, where it grows in wooded areas. This is a taprooted perennial herb producing an erect, hollow stem to heights generally between 1 and 2 meters. The leaves may be nearly a meter long but are actually made up of many leaflike leaflets, each up to 12 centimeters long and lance-shaped to oval and sometimes toothed. The flower cluster is a compound umbel of up to 60 long rays each bearing clusters of whitish or yellowish flowers.

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

3 - 7 ft Tall

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Color

White

Flowering season

Summer

Sun

Deep Shade, Partial Shade

Ease of care

Moderate

Sunset Zones

5*, 15, 16, 17*

Plant communities

Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Forest, Yellow Pine Forest

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 6 likely

Confirmed Likely

Anise Swallowtail

Papilio zelicaon

Agonopterix oregonensis

Agonopterix rosaciliella

White Spot Pug

Eupithecia tripunctaria