Angelica lucida (Coelopleurum lucidum)

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

Coelopleurum lucidum is a PERENNIAL growing to 1.2 m (4ft). 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 and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil. The plant can tolerate maritime exposure.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavouring. — Young stems and leafstalks - cooked or peeled and eaten raw.; The seed is used as a flavouring.

Habitat & North American Range

Beaches and bluffs by the coast and occasionally inland in western N. America. Rocky and gravelly coastal to sub-alpine meadows. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)