Wild Sweet Cicely Osmorhiza claytonii is blooming at the Native Plant Garden, New York Botanical Garden, on May 26, 2016.
Osmorhiza is a genus of perennial herbs, known generally as sweet cicely, sweetcicely, or sweetroot. Most species are native to North America, but some grow in South America and Asia.
Description: light green lacy leaves, delicate umbels of white flowers and the long, pointed seeds, smell of sweet aniseed when crushed.
Some species are used for medicinal purposes, but have dangerous lookalikes. The seeds of this plant have barbs on the end allowing them to stick to clothing, fur, or feathers.
Osmorhiza claytonii |
Folk medicine uses include, an expectorant, tonic for coughs and for stomachaches.
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