WIld celery

Angelica lucinda is a perennial herb that is commonly called Wild celery in some areas. It is found on the west coast and the north-east United States as well as much of Canada. Wild celery has a thick, hollow stem. The leaves are shiny and grouped in clusters of three. It has groups of small, five petaled flowers that grow from the end of the stalk. The flowers range from green to white. Angelica lucinda prefer to grow in shaded areas without too much sunlight and can grow to be somewhere between 1-1/2' to 4' tall. While this plant is abundant in the Prince William Sound area it is endangered in Connecticut and New York as well as being labeled as threatened in Rhode Island. The stalks of the wild celery are edible and taste like celery which is where its common name comes from. It can however be mistaken for water hemlock which is extremely poisonous.

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ANLU

http://www.sagebud.com/seacoast-angelica-angelica-lucida/

http://www.cdhs.us/Flower%20Project/Family%20Index/Umbelliferae%20Index/A.%20lucida/A.%20lucida%20Fset.htm

http://www.pnwflowers.com/flower/angelica-lucida