Are Angelica and Centella Asiatica in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Apiaceae.

Can you substitute Angelica for Centella Asiatica?

They share the Apiaceae family, so they can sometimes substitute in recipes — with notable differences in aroma.

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Angelica vs Centella Asiatica

Angelica archangelica · Centella asiatica

Angelica

Angelica archangelica

T Traditional Use

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Angelica
Primary use: medicinal

Angelica archangelica, commonly known as angelica, garden angelica, wild celery, and Norwegian angelica, is a biennial plant from the family Apiaceae, a subspecies of which is cultivated for its sweetly scented edible stems and roots. Like several other species in Apiaceae, its a…

Centella Asiatica

Centella asiatica

T Traditional Use

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Centella
Primary use: medicinal

Centella asiatica, commonly known as Indian pennywort, Asiatic pennywort, spadeleaf, coinwort or gotu kola, is a herbaceous, perennial plant in the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, Australia, and islands in the western Pacific Oce…

At a glance

· Both in Apiaceae, but different genera (Angelica vs Centella).
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Angelica: T; Centella Asiatica: T.