Clayton's sweetroot facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Clayton's sweetroot
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Genus:	Osmorhiza
Species:	claytonii
Synonyms
Myrrhis claytonii Michx. Myrrhis claytonii Michx. Osmorhiza amurensis F. Schmidt ex Maxim. Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C.B. Clarke Osmorhiza aristata var. montana Makino Osmorhiza japonica Siebold & Zucc. Scandix aristata (Thunb.) Makino Scandix claytonii (Michx.) Koso-Pol. Uraspermum aristatum (Thunb.) Kuntze Washingtonia claytonii (Michx.) Britton

Osmorhiza claytonii is a North American perennial herb, native to Canada and the eastern United States. It is also known as Clayton's sweetroot or sweet cicely, a name it shares with other members of its genus Osmorhiza.

The leaves are yellowish green. There are white hairs on the stem and to a lesser extent on the leaves as well. It is ternately branched, having three-leafed branches. When broken it has an anise like smell or flavor.

The seeds of this plant have barbs on the end allowing them to stick to clothing, fur, or feathers.