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Angelica dentata

(Chapman) Coult. & Rose

Coastal Plain Angelica

G2Imperiled (G2G3) Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G2ImperiledGlobal Rank

High - mediumThreat Impact

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.135894

Element CodePDAPI07090

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

Endemicendemic to a single nation

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderApiales

FamilyApiaceae

GenusAngelica

Other Common Names

coastal plain angelica (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Angelica dentata is recognized by various botanists at the species level (Carter et al. 2009, Clewell 1985, Kartesz 1994, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023). Based on a systematic study of the whole Angelica genus, it was determined that A. dentata and A. venenosa are closely related, and if both are considered distinct species, then A. venenosa would be a paraphyletic species, with A. dentata arising from within it. A new combination, with A. dentata treated as a subspecies was published, Angelica venenosa (J. Greenway) Fernald subsp. dentata (Chapm.) C.Y. Liao & S.R. Downie, comb. nov. (Liao et al. 2022).

Conservation Status

Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2

Review Date2023-11-01

Change Date1999-05-28

Edition Date2023-11-01

Edition AuthorsMansberg, L. (1988); rev. L.G. Chafin (1999), rev. C. Nordman (2023).

Threat ImpactHigh - medium

Range Extent5000-200,000 square km (about 2000-80,000 square miles)

Number of Occurrences21 - 80

Rank Reasons

Coastal Plain Angelica (Angelica dentata) occurs in the southeastern United States, it is a regional endemic of the Coastal Plain, known from the Florida Panhandle and adjacent south-central and southwestern Georgia. It is estimated there are between 21 and 80 occurrences, including on Apalachicola National Forest, St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, and on some other state and private conservation lands in Florida and Georgia. It is threatened by loss of natural upland longleaf pine woodland habitat, which has been severely reduced by conversion to silviculture, agriculture and residential and commercial development.

Range Extent Comments

Coastal Plain Angelica (Angelica dentata) occurs in the southeastern United States, it is a regional endemic of the Coastal Plain, known from the Florida Panhandle and adjacent south-central and southwestern Georgia. Range extent was estimated to be 22,185 square kilometers, using herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data collected between 1992 and 2023 (Carter et al. 2009, Clewell 1985, GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, NatureServe 2023, SEINet 2023, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023).

Occurrences Comments

By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1992 and 2023, it is estimated that there are between 21 and 80 occurrences of Coastal Plain Angelica, rangewide (GBIF 2023, iNaturalist 2023, NatureServe 2023, SEINet 2023).

Threat Impact Comments

Coastal Plain Angelica is threatened by loss of habitat, which has been severely reduced by conversion to silviculture, agriculture and residential and commercial development (Carter et al. 2009).

Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Coastal Plain Angelica occurs in periodically burned sandhills, upland longleaf pine-wiregrass woodlands, savannas, pine flatwoods, and rarely bogs, generally between 3 and 70 meters elevation (Carter et al. 2009, Clewell 1985, SEINet 2023, Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023). It is considered an indicator species for native groundcover in upland pine woodlands in south Georgia (Ostertag and Robertson 2007).

Reproduction

Coastal Plain Angelica flowers and fruits from June to September, rarely into November (Weakley and Southeastern Flora Team 2023).

Terrestrial Habitats

Forest/WoodlandWoodland - ConiferShrubland/chaparralSavanna

Other Nations (1)

United StatesN2

Province	Rank	Native
Georgia	S2	Yes
Florida	S2	Yes

Threat Assessments

Threat	Scope	Severity	Timing
1 - Residential & commercial development	Restricted (11-30%)	Serious or 31-70% pop. decline	High (continuing)
1.1 - Housing & urban areas	Restricted (11-30%)	Serious or 31-70% pop. decline	High (continuing)
1.2 - Commercial & industrial areas	Small (1-10%)	Serious or 31-70% pop. decline	High (continuing)
2 - Agriculture & aquaculture	Large - restricted	Extreme or 71-100% pop. decline	High (continuing)
2.1 - Annual & perennial non-timber crops	Small (1-10%)	Extreme or 71-100% pop. decline	High (continuing)
2.2 - Wood & pulp plantations	Large - restricted	Serious or 31-70% pop. decline	High (continuing)

Plant Characteristics

DurationPERENNIAL

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

Florida (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gum Bay	Apalachicola National Forest	11,645
Long Bay	Apalachicola National Forest	5,726

References (12)

Carter, R., W.W. Baker, and M.W. Morris. 2009. Contributions to the flora of Georgia, U.S.A. Vulpia 8: 1–54. Online. Available: https://herbarium.ncsu.edu/vulpia/pdf/Carter%20et%20al,%20Contributions.pdf (Accessed 2023).
Clewell, A.F. 1985. Guide to vascular plants of the Florida panhandle. Florida State Univ. Press, Tallahassee, Florida. 605 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2024. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 13. Magnoliophyta: Geraniaceae to Apiaceae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiv + 566 pp.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2023. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2023).
Hall, D.W. 1993. Illustrated plants of Florida and the Coastal Plain. Maupin House, Gainesville, Florida. 431 pp.
iNaturalist. 2023. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2023).
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Liao, C.-Y., Q. Gao, D.S. Katz-Downie, and S.R. Downie. 2022. A systematic study of North American <i>Angelica</i> species (Apiaceae) based on nrDNA ITS and cpDNA sequences and fruit morphology. Journal of Systematics and Evolution 60(4): 789–808. doi: 10.1111/jse.12702
NatureServe. 2023. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
Ostertag, T.E., and K.M. Robertson. 2007. A comparison of native versus old-field vegetation in upland pinelands managed with frequent fire, South Georgia, USA. Pages 109–120 in R.E. Masters and K.E.M. Galley (eds.). Proceedings of the 23rd Tall Timbers Fire Ecology Conference: Fire in Grassland and Shrubland Ecosystems. Tall Timbers Research Station, Tallahassee, Florida, USA. Online. Available: http://talltimbers.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/OstertagandRobertson2007.pdf (Accessed 2023).
Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2023. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2023).
Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2023. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of April 14, 2023. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2105 pp.

Angelica dentata

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