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Common Name: sweet cicely, woolly sweet cicely, sweet jarvil
Scientific Name: Osmorhiza claytoni (Michx.) C. B. Clarke, Washingtonia claytoni, Myrrhis claytonii, Osmorhiza brevistylis
Family Name: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) - Carrot Family

Identification Notes:

life cycle - native perennial, reproducing by seed and creeping roots

stems – upright, much branched above, round, thin, white hairs and appear fuzzy growth habit 1, growth habit 2

leaves – alternate, pinnately compound three times, long petioled below to sessile above, leaflets oval, toothed or lobed, hairy, somewhat fern-like, hairy leaves 1, leaves 2

flowers – 5-petaled, white; umbels, compound, flat-topped, somewhat sparse

other – roots and stems has anise or licorice scent when crushed

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