Megaphylla Angelica (Angelica megaphylla)

Family: Apiaceae or Umbelliferae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Angelica megaphylla is a PERENNIAL growing to 2 m (6ft 7in). It is not frost tender. It is in flower from August to September, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile. Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Young leaves - cooked. — Young leaves - cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

In grasses, by streams or in forests; 1500--2000 metres in Sichuan. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)