Osmorhiza claytonii C.B.Clarke

Clayton's sweetroot (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Apiales > Apiaceae > Osmorhiza

Characteristics

Inodorous; styles at anthesis shorter than the pet, in fr nearly straight and parallel, 1.2–1.5 mm; mericarps 15–22 mm; bractlets several, linear-attenuate, reflexed, 3–8 mm; 2n=22. Moist woods; Que. and N.S. to Sask., s. to N.C., Ala., and Ark., commoner n. and e. May, June. (Washingtonia c.)
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A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The leaves are twice divided with leaflets along the stalk. The flowers are white to greenish.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system fibrous-root tap-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant. In Canada it grows in cool, moist woodland. It suits hardiness zone 4.
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Woods and wooded slopes.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 4-7
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

The roots are used for flavouring. The roots and stems are eaten as a vegetable. The unripe seeds are used as a flavouring.
Uses medicinal
Edible leaves roots seeds
Therapeutic use Dermatological Aid (root), Throat Aid (root), Dietary Aid (root), Eye Medicine (root), Gynecological Aid (root), Cough Medicine (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Osmorhiza claytonii unspecified picture

Distribution

Osmorhiza claytonii world distribution map, present in Canada and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:845544-1
WFO ID wfo-0001067687
COL ID 6TB4Q
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Uraspermum hirsutum Uraspermum claytonii Chaerophyllum claytonii Chaerophyllum dulce Osmorhiza claytonii Osmorhiza brevistylis Myrrhis claytonii Washingtonia longistylis Osmorhiza dulcis Scandix claytonii Scandix dulcis Uraspermum dulce Myrrhis brevistylis Osmorhiza brevistylis Uraspermum aristatum subsp. brevistyle Osmorhiza aristata var. brevistylis Uraspermum dulce var. laevicaule