Osmorhiza
| Osmorhiza | |
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| Osmorhiza claytonii | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Osmorhiza Raf. 1819 |
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Osmorhiza is a genus of perennial herbs, known generally as Sweet Cicely or Sweetroot. Most species are native to North America, but some grow in South America and Asia. Some species are used for medicinal purposes, but have dangerous lookalikes. The seeds of this plant have barbs on the end allowing them to stick to clothing, fur, or feathers.
[edit] Species
- O. aristata
- O. berteroi (Tapering Sweetroot, Mountain Sweet Cicely, Mountain Sweetroot)
- O. brachypoda (California Sweet Cicely)
- O. claytonii (Clayton's Sweetroot, Sweet Cicely)
- O. depauperata (Bluntseed Sweetroot)
- O. glabrata
- O. longistylis (American Sweet Cicely, Sweet Cicely, White Cicely, Longstyle Sweetroot, Aniseroot, Licorice Root, or Wild Anise)
- O. mexicana (Mexican Sweet Cicely)
- O. occidentalis (Western Sweetroot)
- O. purpurea (Purple Sweetroot)
[edit] External links
Media related to Osmorhiza at Wikimedia Commons
- Osmorhiza USDA Plants Database
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