| Alpine
tundra ecosystem: above 3500 meters |
| Angelica morrisonicola |
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| Profile |
| Scientific
name: |
Angelica morrisonicola (Hayata) |
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| Features: |
Angelica
morrisonicola are short, perennial herbal plants with
bipinnately compound leaves. Their small, light yellow flowers
are grouped together in an umbel, and their fruits fall after
autumn, leaving only bare stumps to stand in the winter wind
and the snow. Although a few grow on detritus, most Angelica
morrisonicola grow amongst the Juniperus Sqyanata Lamb shrubs
found on Jade Mountain. Their seeds sprout between May and
June, at which time they are usually only seen on the fringes
of Juniperus Sqyanata Lamb shrubs. By July and August, however,
they have usually grown taller and risen above the crown of
Juniperus Sqyanata Lamb shrubs, creating a strikingly beautiful
scene as they sway in the breeze. |
| Habitat:
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A
common plant in Taiwan's high-altitude mountainous areas,
Angelica morrisonicola are distributed primarily in
mountains above 3300m in elevation. |
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