Osmorhiza longistylis

Osmorhiza longistylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Osmorhiza
Species: O. occidentalis
Binomial name
Osmorhiza longistylis
(Torr.) DC.

Osmorhiza longistylis is a perennial herb of Eastern North America and the Rocky Mountains region. [1] It is known as aniseroot, longstyle sweetroot, American sweet cicely, licorice root, wild anise, or simply sweet cicely, a name that applies to other members of its genus Osmorhiza generally.

Uses

It is a medicinal herb that was used by Native Americans. [2]

In use it should not be confused with species of poison hemlock, water hemlock, or baneberry.

References

  1. ↑ ITIS—Integrated Taxonomic Information System Report: Osmorhiza longistylis
  2. ↑ University of Michigan - Dearborn (OSLO): Native American Ethnobotany — Osmorhiza longistylis


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