Difference between revisions of "Osmorhiza claytonii"
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Sweet Cicely | ||||||||||||||
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Osmorhiza claytonii | ||||||||||||||
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Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke | ||||||||||||||
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Washingtonia claytonii |
Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza claytonii) is a North American perennial herb.
The leaves are yellowish green. There are white hairs on the stem and to a lesser extent on the leaves as well. It is turnately branched, having either three leafed branches. When broken it has an anise like smell or flavor.
The seeds of this plant have barbs on the end allowing them to stick to clothing, fur, or feathers.