Sweet Cicely – Osmorhiza claytoni

 

Nomenclature:

  • Osmorhiza claytoni
  • Family: Apiaceae

 

Botany and Ecosystems:

  • Flower size: 1’-3’
  • Flowering time: May-June
  • Distribution:
    • United States: AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, VA, VT, WI, WV
    • Canada: MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK

 

Uses:

  • Edible:
    • Root: consumed like a vegetable and used for putting on weight
    • Leaf stalks: cooked and used as a vegetable
    • Roots and unripe seeds: used as seasonings
  • Medicinal:
    • Root chewed to treat sore throats

 

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