Records of specimens and field populations of Angelica dahurica (Umbelliferae) in Kanto District

Abstract

Angelica dahurica (Umbelliferae) is distributed in Honshu, Shikoku and Kyushu Islands in Japan, and no recent records from Kanto District in Honshu Isl. Some populations, ca. 300 flowering plants in total, were found growing in the field at Sakura River in Kanto District. Here, we report the discovery of the populations and the results of specimen survey in the herbaria.