Cicely

Cicely
Flowers of Myrrhis odorata at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Scandicinae
Genus: Myrrhis
Mill.
Species:
M. odorata
Binomial name
Myrrhis odorata
Synonyms
  • Chaerophyllum odoratum (L.) Crantz
  • Lindera odorata (L.) Asch.
  • Myrrhis brevipedunculata Hoffm.
  • Myrrhis iberica Hoffm.
  • Myrrhis sulcata Lag.
  • Scandix odorata L.
  • Selinum myrrhis E.H.L.Krause

Myrrhis odorata, with common names cicely (/ˈsɪsəli/ SISS-ə-lee), sweet cicely, myrrh, garden myrrh, and sweet chervil, is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Myrrhis.