Dorsal view of the umbel inflorescence of kneeling Angelica.
Photo taken at Multorpor Fen, Government Camp,
OR.............August 11, 2001. Kneeling Angelica is an erect
perennial with stout and leafy stems from 90-150 cm high. The
stems are often glaucous in coloration. The ternate to twice
pinnately compound leaves are distinct in having the leaf stalk
bend back from the axis of the blade at the point of insertion
of the first pair of leaflets, and often at the point of
insertion of the other leaflets. The leaflets are also commonly
reflexed downward from the stem. Individual leaflets are ovate,
lanceolate, or elliptic in shape with serrate margins. They
range from 4-10 cm long and 1.5-5 cm wide. The leaflets are
glabrous on the upper surfaces and may have hairs along the
veins on their under sides. The inflorescence is a compound
umbel of numerous white or pink flowers. The rays of the umbel
number from 22-45, are unequal in length, and up to 7 cm long.
No involucre subtends the individual umbels. The frui