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Angelica lucida  L.
Seacoast angelica,   Angelica,   Wild celery
Angelica lucida is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.
California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).
Siskiyou Del Norte Modoc Humboldt Shasta Lassen Trinity Plumas Tehama Butte Mendocino Glenn Sierra Yuba Lake Nevada Colusa Placer Sutter El Dorado Yolo Alpine Napa Sonoma Sacramento Mono Amador Solano Calaveras Tuolumne San Joaquin Marin Contra Costa Alameda Santa Cruz Mariposa Madera San Francisco San Mateo Merced Fresno Stanislaus Santa Clara Inyo San Benito Tulare Kings Monterey San Bernardino San Luis Obispo Kern Santa Barbara Ventura Los Angeles Riverside Orange San Diego Imperial
Observation Search
~60 records in California
yellowone or more occurrences
within a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Genus: Angelica
Family: Apiaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Habitat: coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Coastal Prairie, wetland-riparian

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSCoelopleurum actaeifolium
PLANTSCoelopleurum gmelinii
PLANTSCoelopleurum lucidum ssp. gmelinii
PLANTSCoelopleurum lucidum
Information about  Angelica lucida from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (ANLU)

Photos on Calflora

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Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net

[Wikipedia] Distribution, Endangered: As its common names suggest, this plant is found most often along the coastline. Its distribution includes the Atlantic, Pacific, and Arctic coasts of North America, and the Russian Far East.The species can occur far inland in Arctic climates such as Alaska. Angelica lucida is considered an endangered species in some of the Northeastern United States. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 05/15/2025).