Alpine tundra ecosystem: above 3500 meters
Angelica morrisonicola
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Scientific name: Angelica morrisonicola (Hayata)

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: 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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