Osmorhiza

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.

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

External links

• O. longistylis