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|common_name=Sweet Cicely
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'''''Osmorhiza''''' is a genus of [[North America]]n [[perennial plant|perennial]] herbs, known generally as '''Sweet Cicely''' or '''Sweetroot'''. ''Osmorhiza longistylis'' was used by Native Americans to treat digestive disorders and as a wash for wounds.
The [[seeds]] of this plant have barbs on the end allowing them to stick to clothing, fur, or feathers.
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Osmorhiza (Greek; referring to the sweet, aromatic, edible roots). Umbelliferae. A small genus of native herbs, 1 to 3 feet high, sometimes called sweet cicely, but the true sweet cicely is Myrrhis odorata, a closely allied European plant, the leaves of which have the scent of anise seed and are used in flavoring. Sometimes listed by dealers in native plants.
Osmorhiza (Greek; referring to the sweet, aromatic, edible roots). Umbelliferae. A small genus of native herbs, 1 to 3 feet high, sometimes called sweet cicely, but the true sweet cicely is Myrrhis odorata, a closely allied European plant, the leaves of which have the scent of anise seed and are used in flavoring. Sometimes listed by dealers in native plants.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Species==
==Species==
*''[[Osmorhiza occidentalis|O. occidentalis]]'' (Western Sweetroot)
*''[[Osmorhiza occidentalis|O. occidentalis]]'' (Western Sweetroot)
*''[[Osmorhiza purpurea|O. purpurea]]'' (Purple Sweetroot)
*''[[Osmorhiza purpurea|O. purpurea]]'' (Purple Sweetroot)
==Gallery==
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
==External links==
*[http://altnature.com/gallery/Sweet_Cicely.htm ''O. longistylis'']
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