Common Name:
aniseroot
Common Name Synonym:
smoother sweet cicely
Scientific Name:
Osmorhiza longistilis
Scientific Name Synonyms:
Washingtonia longistylis, Osmorhiza aristata, Myrrhis longistylis
Family Name:
Apiaceae (Umbelliferae)
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Carrot Family
Life Cycle
native perennial, reproducing by seed and creeping roots
Stems
upright, much branched above, round, thin, smooth and hairless
Leaves
alternate, pinnately compound three times, long petioled below to sessile above, leaflets oval, toothed or lobed, smooth and hairless, somewhat fern-like
Flowers
5-petaled, white; umbels, compound, flat-topped, dense