Osmorhiza
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- This article is about the North American herb. For the European herb, see Cicely.
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Osmorhiza is a genus of North American 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.
[edit] Species
- O. aristata
- O. berteroi (Tapering Sweetroot, Mountain Sweet Cicely)
- 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)
Ref: USDA PLANTS database
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