Sweet Cicely or Wooly Sweet-cicely |
Sweet Cicely or Wooly Sweet-cicely |
Osmorhiza claytoni |
Parsley Family - Apiaceae or |
A hairy woodland herb about 1 to 3 feet tall with soft, compoundly divided, fern-like,
toothed and alternate leaves. Lower leaves can be large and up to 1 foot
long. The white, 5-petalled flowers are tiny (about 1/16" long) and small numbers
are arranged in clusters (umbels). (Photographed - late May) |
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