EcoFlora - Osmorhiza claytonii

Osmorhiza claytonii (Michx.) C. B. Clarke
Family: Apiaceae Hairy Sweet-Cicely [Myrrhis claytonii Michx., moreOsmorhiza claytoni C. B. Clarke]	Gleason & Cronquist Indiana Flora Resources Vascular plants of NE US and adjacent Canada Inodorous; styles at anthesis shorter than the pet, in fr nearly straight and parallel, 1.2-1.5 mm; mericarps 15-22 mm; bractlets several, linear- attenuate, reflexed, 3-8 mm; 2n=22. Moist woods; Que. and N.S. to Sask., s. to N.C., Ala., and Ark., commoner n. and e. May, June. (Washingtonia c.) Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp. ©The New York Botanical Garden. All rights reserved. Used by permission. From Flora of Indiana (1940) by Charles C. Deam Frequent throughout the state except in the southwestern counties. In moist or dry woods of all kinds except in very sandy places. ...... Indiana Coefficient of Conservatism: C = 3 Wetland Indicator Status: FACU Diagnostic Traits: perennial, roots scarcely aromatic; stems at least thinly villous; stipules with ciliate margin; leaves 2-3 ternately compound, the leaflets ovate and dentate; flowers white, fewer than 10 per umbellet; fruits clavate, 1+ cm long; styles less than 1.6 mm long.
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