Flower ID: IMG_0483.JPG-05-22-2017 Flower name (scientific): Osmorhiza longistylis (Torrey) de Candolle PY: 1830. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) oz-mor-HI-za (or oz-mo-RY-zuh) lon-jee-STY-lis Flower name (common): Anise 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: Having long styles. Common name origin: From the Latin anisun, a spice plant. 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: Size: 24 to 36 inches (61. to 91. cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is compound Size: Compound leaves are up to 25 cm long and about the same wide. Leaflets up to 10 cm long and 5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, 2-pinnately-divided (FWI), ternate, leaflet, (sub) lanceolate to oval-ovate (IL) 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,streambanks, shade or part shade, moist. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Osmorhiza claytonii 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, while this characteristic is generally absent for O. claytonii. Ethnobotany: The Meskwaki employed this plant to prepare an eye remedy (Smith, p. 249, 1928). The Ojibwe prepared a tea from the roots that was used to ease parturition, to treat a sore throat, and to treat amenorrhea (Smith, p. 391, 1932; Gilmore, pp. 137-138, 1933). The Potawatomi used the roots to prepare an eye medicine, and also to make a tea which was employed as a stomachic. They also utilzed the roots as a food source for their ponies (Smith, pp. 85, 127, 1933). Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Calumet, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Monroe, Ozaukee, Polk, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Shawano, Sheboygan, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AL, AR, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC, SK) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: Myrrhis longistylis Torrey Fl. N. Middle United States 310 (1824). Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): FACU Wetland Status (MW): FACU