Common Name: purplestem angelica, American angelica, masterwort, darkpurpleScientific Name: Angelica atropurpurea L.Family Name: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) - Carrot FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative biennial or perennial, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, tall, stout, usually single, dark purple to maroon sometimes blotched, smooth, hollow, aromatic Leavesalternate, large, pinnately compound with 3 main leaflets, leaflets further divided into 3’s or 5’s, leaflets, leaflets oval to lanceolate, sharply toothed, sheathing clasping petioles with noticeable veins Flowers5-petaled, pale green to whitish, terminal compound umbel somewhat ball-like flowers Fruitoblong, pale yellow