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Sweet Cicely
Osmorhiza berteroi
  
About Sweet Cicely (Osmorhiza berteroi) 3 Nurseries Carry This Plant Osmorhiza berteroi is a species of flowering plant in the carrot family known by the common name mountain sweet cicely. It is native to much of western and northern North America, as well as Argentina and Chile, where it grows in wooded and forested areas. It is an aromatic perennial herb producing a branching stem which may exceed a meter tall. The plentiful green leaves have blades up to 20 centimeters long which are divided into three toothed or lobed leaflets. The blade is borne on a long petiole. The flower cluster is a compound umbel of many tiny white flowers at the tip of a stemlike peduncle. The narrow, elongated fruit is ribbed and bristly, measuring up to 2.5 centimeters long.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Perennial herb

Size
Size
2 - 4 ft tall

Flower Color
Flower Color
White

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2 confirmed , 1 likely * ) SHOW ALL

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade

Nurseries
Nurseries

Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Woodlands

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 8.3" - 151.6", Summer Precipitation: 0.22" - 5.67", Coldest Month: 24.3" - 52.0", Hottest Month: 47.3" - 79.3", Humidity: 0.01" - 25.31", Elevation: 13" - 10293"

Alternative Names
Botanical Names: Osmorhiza chilensis
Common Names: Mountain Sweet Cicely, Mountain Sweetroot, Sweetcicely


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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