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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Angelica |
| Species: | A. wheeleri
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| Angelica wheeleri Sereno Watson (1873)
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Angelica wheeleri is a rare species of Angelica, a perennial herb in the Apiaceae (carrot) family, endemic to the state of Utah in the United States. The common names for A. wheeleri are Utah Angelica or Wheeler's Angelica[1]. A. wheeleri was named by Sereno Watson in 1873[2].
A. wheeleri can grow to 2 meters (6.5 feet) or taller, a distinguishing feature along with its primary opposite leaves. It has a hollow stem and white umbel flowers that bloom between June to August.[3] These flowers produce small, dense, and hairy green fruits[4]. These seeds are lime green and appear similar in shape to a watermelon, consistently around five millimeters long[1]. A. wheeleri grows in wet riparian areas, or seeps and springs.
A. wheeleri is rare, and has only be found in as few as 11 locations across 6 counties in Utah (Cache, Salt Lake, Utah, Juab, Sevier, and Piute). It is found in elevations between 1524 to 3050 meters. As a wetland plant native to a desert climate, A. wheeleri is at risk from rising temperatures and longer summers[1], urban development, stream channelization, water diversions, and other watershed and stream alterations, recreation, and invasive exotic plants[4]. A. wheeleri was also found in the scat of black bears in the Hobble Creek area, a sign on natural herbivory that may also present risk to this plant[1].
References
- ^ a b c d Frates, Tony (2018). "Growing Wheeler's Angelica" (PDF). Utah Native Plant Society. 41: 2–9 – via UNPS.org.
- ^ Watson, S. 1873. Amer. Naturalist 7: 301.
- ^ Webmaster, David Ratz. "Utah Field Guide". fieldguide.wildlife.utah.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- ^ a b "Utah Division of Wildlife Resources". dwrcdc.nr.utah.gov. Retrieved 2021-08-06.
- USDA, NRCS. 2006. The Plants Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov). Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA