Osmorhiza claytonii

Osmorhiza claytonii

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Osmorhiza
Species:
O. claytonii
Binomial name
Osmorhiza claytonii
Synonyms
  • Myrrhis claytonii Michx.
  • Myrrhis claytonii Michx.
  • Osmorhiza amurensis F. Schmidt ex Maxim.
  • Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke
  • Osmorhiza aristata var. montana Makino
  • Osmorhiza japonica Siebold & Zucc.
  • Scandix aristata (Thunb.) Makino
  • Scandix claytonii (Michx.) Koso-Pol.
  • Uraspermum aristatum (Thunb.) Kuntze
  • Washingtonia claytonii (Michx.) Britton

Osmorhiza claytonii is a North American perennial herb, native to Canada and the eastern United States. It is also known as Clayton's sweetroot, sweet cicely, or woolly sweet cicely a name it shares with other members of its genus Osmorhiza.