General: King's Angelica (Angelica kingii) is an upright perennial forb with large, compound leaves that have serrate edges. The inflorescence is a compound umbel, forming a big ball of flowers. Small, oblong fruits sometimes remain on the old flower stalks.

King's Angelica is a fairly common component of mountain communities with damp or wet soils. Around Las Vegas, look for this species in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland), Transition (Yellow Pine Forest), and Canadian (Pine-Fir Forest) life zones up on Mt. Charleston and in the other mountains around Las Vegas.

A related species, Charleston Mountain Angelica is rare and only grows in Kyle Canyon on Mt. Charleston and in Lost Creek Canyon at Red Rock Canyon NCA.

Family: Parsley (Apiaceae)

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Plant Form: Upright, herbaceous plant with large leaves.

Height: To about 6 feet.

Stems: Erect, hollow.

Leaves: Compound (odd-1-pinnate), to about 15 inches; oblong; leaflets entire, notched towards the end.

Flowers: Blooms in the spring. Inflorescence: compound umbels, flowers white (sometimes pink, red, purple).

Seeds: Fruit: oblong; short (4-5 mm long)

Habitat: Damp and wet soils in the mountains.

Elevation: About 6,000 to 10,000 feet.

Distribution: California, Nevada, Utah, Idaho

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