Osmorhiza occidentalis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common name western sweet cicely[1]: 110 or western sweetroot.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Osmorhiza |
| Species: | O. occidentalis
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It is native to western North America, including the Northwestern United States and California. It grows in moist wooded and forested areas, most commonly in montane forests between 1,200–3,000 metres (3,900–9,800 ft).[2][3]
Description
editOsmorhiza occidentalis is an erect perennial herb up sometimes exceeding 1 metre (3.3 ft) tall.[4][5]
The green leaves have blades up to 20 centimeters long which are divided into toothed and irregularly cut leaflets. The blade is borne on a long petiole.[4][5]
The inflorescence is a compound umbel of many tiny yellowish flowers at the tip of a stemlike peduncle. The fruit is elongated and narrow, up to 2.2 centimeters long.[4][5]
Uses
editMany Native American groups used this plant for a great variety of medicinal purposes.[6]
References
edit- ^ Great Basin Wildflowers, Laird R. Blackwell, 2006, Morris Book Publishing LLC., ISBN 0-7627-3805-7
- ^ Sullivan, Steven. K. (2015). "Osmorhiza occidentalis". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ "Osmorhiza occidentalis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture; Natural Resources Conservation Service. 2015. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ a b c Klinkenberg, Brian, ed. (2014). "Osmorhiza occidentalis". E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
- ^ a b c Giblin, David, ed. (2015). "Osmorhiza occidentalis". WTU Herbarium Image Collection. Burke Museum, University of Washington. Retrieved 2024-02-07.
- ^ Ethnobotany
External links
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Media related to Osmorhiza occidentalis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Osmorhiza occidentalis at Wikispecies- Jepson Manual Treatment of Osmorhiza occidentalis
- USDA Plants Profile for Osmorhiza occidentalis
- Osmorhiza occidentalis U.C. Photo gallery
