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California Sweetcicely (Osmorhiza brachypoda)

Description

Osmorhiza brachypoda is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name California sweetcicely. Osmorhiza brachypoda is a hairy, aromatic perennial herb growing 30-80 centimetres (12-31 in) tall. The green leaves have blades up to 20 centimeters long which are divided into toothed or lobed leaflets. The blade is borne on a long petiole. The inflorescence is a compound umbel of many tiny greenish yellow flowers at the tip of a stemlike peduncle. The narrow, elongated fruit is ribbed and bristly, measuring up to 2 centimeters long.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Apiales

            • Family: Apiaceae

              • Genus: Osmorhiza