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Clayton's Sweetroot |
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Hairy Sweet-Cicely |
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Woolly Sweet-Cicely |
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Sweet Jarvil |
Osmorhiza claytonii | Accepted |
Osmorhiza aristata var. brevistylis | Synonym |
Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Partial Shade to Full Shade |
Water Preferences: | Mesic |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F) |
Plant Height: | 1-3 feet |
Plant Spread: | 1 foot |
Leaves: | Fragrant |
Fruit: | Other: Long bristly seeds (schizocarps) that can stick to hair, clothing, or fur |
Fruiting Time: | Summer Fall |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | White |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer |
Underground structures: | Taproot |
Uses: | Will Naturalize |
Edible Parts: | Stem Leaves Roots Seeds or Nuts Flowers |
Eating Methods: | Tea Culinary Herb/Spice Raw Cooked |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
Propagation: Seeds: | Self fertile Stratify seeds: 2 months cold moist treatment Suitable for wintersowing Sow in situ |
Pollinators: | Moths and Butterflies Flies Bees |
Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 7, 2013 3:28 AM When crushed or broken, the leaves of this plant have an anise-like smell or flavor. [ Reply to this comment | |
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