Flower ID: IMG_0433.JPG-05-21-2017 Flower name (scientific): Osmorhiza claytonii (André Michaux) C. B. Clarke PY: 1879. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) oz-mor-HI-za (or oz-mo-RY-zuh, or os-mor-EYE-za) klay-TOE-nee-ee (or clay-TOH-ne-ee) Flower name (common): Sweet Cicely Family name (common): Carrot Family name (scientific): Apiaceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek osme for smell, and rhiza for root, referring to the fragrant crushed root. Specific epithet: Named in honor of John Clayton (1694/5 - 1773/74), a colonial plant collector and botanist in Virginia. Common name origin: Cicely has been used to describe several plants where the flowers form an umbel arrangement. Flower description: Size: 0.1 to 0.2 inches (0.3 to 0.5 cm) Petal count: 5 Color: white Other: flower arrangement, Cluster-umbel Plant description: Erect Size: 12 to 36 inches (30. to 91. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is compound Size: Compound leaf blades up to 30 cm long. Leaflets up to 8 cm long and 5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, 2-pinnately-divided (FWI), leaflet, oval (MBG) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): May to June Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woods, forests, thickets, ravines, streambanks, shade or part shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Osmorhiza longistylis is fairly similar. In O. claytonii the styles are shorter than the flower petals, whereas in O. longistylis the styles are longer than the petals. O. claytonii has stems that are densely covered in long hairs while O. longistylis has short-haired or hairless stems. O. longistylis has an anise fragrance when the leaves or the roots are crushed. Ethnobotany: The Menominee used this plant as a dietary aid, eaten "to put on flesh" (Smith, p. 55, 1923). The Ojibwe prepared a tea from the roots and used it as an aid in childbirth (Smith, p. 391, 1932). Latitude: 44.795868 Longitude: -91.501470 Altitude: 253.20 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Calumet, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Outagamie, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (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) In Canada: (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Myrrhis claytonii Michx. in Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 170 (1803). Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na