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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Apiaceae
Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC.
anise-root, long-styled sweet cicely, long-styled sweet-root, smooth sweet cicely
Osmorhiza: from the Greek osme, "odor," and rhiza, "root," meaning "odorous root," in reference to the fragrance of the crushed root
longistylis: with long styles
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial forb with an anise odor; thickened roots |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, styles mostly straight, longer than the petals; inflorescence a compound umbel, with 3-6 stalked, few-flowered, bracted umbellets from the top and sides of the stem; blooms May-June |
| Fruit: | dry, slightly curved sides, splitting into 2 seeds  |
| Leaf: | toothed or lobed, 2 times pinnately-divided; lower stalked, upper stalkless |
| Habitat: | moist; woods, forests |
| (Glossary) |
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