We found this plant growing on a barrier island just outside a village and also on Yttygran Island. What is it?
You probably meant Heracleum, however this looks more like Angelica anyway. That or a similar genus in the carrot family.
Re: ID of Plant on Chutchi Peninsula Siberia July--Angelica Ok folks, I have tried to find an image on the web that confirms that this plant is some species of Angelica rather than Heracleum. The leaves in all the Angelica images seem wrong. Here is a closeup that shows the leaves much better. Please tell me your reasoning as to why you have IDd this plant -- It was about 2 feet high but given the harsh conditions where it was growing I would not take that as a standard size for the species. Can you send me to an image that seems close to mine?
http://images.google.com/images?svn...official&q=angelica+lucida&btnG=Search+Images "In Siberia the root was carried as an amulet against polar bears, and the fumes of the roasted root were inhaled by Siberian Inuit as a seasickness remedy". --Pojar/Mackinnon, Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast (Lone Pine)
Thanks, Thats great. On Yttygren Island, the site of whalebone alley (possibly a major ancient worship site) as well as the site of many underground house ruins, sea mammal hunter encampment ruins, etc. this plant was probably the most common plant. It makes sense that if there was a major medicinal use that this is the type of place the plant would be found. Apparently, then this species does NOT have the photoxicity of relatives of the cow parsnip? haukurz
Correct; Angelica species are edible. Toxicity of any sort in one species in the Apiaceae isn't any guide to presence or absence of toxicity in another species. Carrots, parsnips, dill, coriander, fennel, etc., are all related, too.
