Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop.
sweet cicely (anise)
Apiaceae

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Photograph

© Virginia Skilton     (Photo ID #58430)


Map

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Distribution of Myrrhis odorata
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Species Information

General:
Perennial herb from a long, slender taproot, softly short-hairy; stems erect, hollow, 30-180 cm tall, leafy.
Leaves:
Mostly basal, 2-4 times pinnately-cut, the lobes oblong-lanceolate, deeply toothed, with whitish patches.
Flowers:
Inflorescence of compound umbels; flowers white; involucels well-developed with egg-shaped, toothed bractlets or the bractlets lacking.
Fruits:
Oblong to elliptic, 3 times as long as wide, 15-25 mm long, slightly compressed laterally, glabrous or minutely bristly, ribs with well-developed ridges; beaks short.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Illustration

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Habitat and Range

Mesic to dry roadsides, fields and waste places in the lowland zone; rare in SW BC, known only from the Vancouver area; introduced from Eurasia.

SourceThe Illustrated Flora of British Columbia