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Angelica venenosa
This emerging young plant had me convinced I was looking at some kind of grape fern, as it was making its appearance at the same time the rattlesnake ferns were and has a shape vaguely reminiscent. I'll have to go back and try to catch it in bloom this year, now that I know what it is!
It is native to the Eastern United States where it ranges from the East Coast to the Ouachita Mountains. It is most often found in open, acidic areas. In the Midwest, its habitat includes prairies and savannas.
Spotted along the trail at the Allatoona Pass Battlefield.
Spotted on Apr 27, 2013
Submitted on May 2, 2013
2 Comments
I'll definitely check back up on some of these the next time I hike that trail this summer.
I don't think it's a fern. Young ferns start out as spirals and unfold.