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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Apiaceae
Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B.Clarke
bland sweet cicely, Clayton's sweet-root, hairy sweet cicely
Osmorhiza: from the Greek osme, "odor," and rhiza, "root," meaning "odorous root," in reference to the fragrance of the crushed root
claytonii: for John Clayton (1694-1773)
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall, odorless forb, stem and leaves covered with fine, white hairs; roots thickened |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, straight styles shorter than the petals; inflorescence a 3" compound umbel with 3-6 stalked, few-flowered, bracted umbellets from the top and the sides of the stem; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | dry, sides nearly straight and parallel, splitting into 2 seeds- fruit: seed: |
| Leaf: | toothed or lobed, 2 times pinnately-divided; lower stalked, upper stalkless |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, forests |
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