| Menu list goes here |
Herbal Database Search Results
Back
to: Pathways Main Search
Page For Metaphysical uses
visit The Witchs Haven
Osmorhiza longistylis
| Common name: |
Aniseroot |
Family: |
Umbelliferae |
| Author: |
(Torr.)DC. |
Botanical references: |
43, 200 |
| Synonyms: |
|
| Known Hazards: |
None known |
| Range: |
Eastern N. America - Nova Scotia to Ontario, Alabama, Tennessee, Kansas and Colorado. |
| Habitat: |
Rich, often alluvial woods and thickets[43]. Woods, often along the sides of streams in Texas[274]. |
| Edibility Rating (1-5): |
3 | Medicinal Rating (1-5): | 1 |
| Other Possible Synonyms: | From various places across the web, may not be correct. See below. |
| O. aristata var. longistylis[B,P]
O. longistylis var. brachycoma[B,P]
O. longistylis var. imbarbata[B,P]
O. longistylis var. villicaulis[B,P]
Osmorrhiza longistylis[Smo]
Washingtonia longistylis[B,P]
|
| Other Common Names: | From various places around the Web, may not be correct. See below. |
| Aniseroot [B], Longstyle Sweetroot [P], Sweet Cicely [S], Western Sweet Cicely [S], |
| Epithets: | From a Dictionary of Botanical Epithets |
|
longistylis = long style;
|
| Systematics: | From a USDA
Plants Database |
|
Order: Apiales. Renamed to Apiaceae -- Carrot family
|
| Other Range Info: |
From the Ethnobotany Database |
|
Us
|
Physical Characteristics
Perennial growing to 1.2m. It is hardy to zone 6. It is in flower from June to July. The scented flowers are hermaphrodite (have both male and female organs) and are pollinated by Insects.
The plant is self-fertile.
We rate it 3/5 for edibility and
1/5 for medicinal use.
The plant prefers light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils.
The plant prefers acid, neutral and basic (alkaline) soils.
It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade.
It requires moist soil.
Habitats and Possible Locations
Woodland, Cultivated Beds, Sunny Edge, Dappled Shade.Edible Uses
Condiment; Leaves; Root; Tea.
Root - raw or cooked. Very sweet, aromatic and fleshy[222]. A spicy
flavour similar to anise, the roots are chewed, made into a tea or used as a
flavouring[105, 171, 183].
Leaves and young shoots - raw. An anise flavour, they are added to
salads[177, 183].
The green seeds have an anise flavour and are used as a flavouring in
salads, the dry seeds are added to cakes etc[183].
Medicinal Uses
Disclaimer
Birthing aid; Ophthalmic; Poultice; Stomachic.
A poultice of the roots are used in the treatment of boils and
wounds[207, 222].
A tea made from the roots is stomachic[222]. It has been used in the
treatment of stomach complaints, kidney problems, amenorrhoea, general
debility, to ease childbirth and also to bathe sore eyes[222, 257].
Other Uses
None known
Cultivation details
Succeeds in any deep moisture-retentive soil in sun or dappled
shade[200].
Plants are hardy to about -20°c[200].
Well suited to naturalistic plantings in a woodland or wild garden[200]. A
sweetly aromatic plant[200].
Propagation
Seed - we have no information on this species but suggest sowing the
seed in a cold frame as soon as it is ripe if this is possible, otherwise sow
it in early spring. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings
out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for their first
winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early
summer, after the last expected frosts.
Scent
-
Leaves: Crushed
- A sweetly aromatic plant.
Suppliers
For more details of plant suppliers please see our Suppliers Page which lists many more places to look.
Web References
- [E] Ethnobotany Data
(common names, uses, countries) from the Ethnobotany Database.
- [B] Data
(Latin & Common names, other references) from the BONAP's Synonymized Checklist of the Vascular Flora of the United States, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
- [G] Data
(Common Names, Uses, Distribution) from the USDA/ARS NPGS's GRIN taxonomic database.
- [P] Data.
(uses, distribution, wetland) from the USDA'a Plants database.
- [HP] Links, Photos, Suppliers from Hortiplex Plant Database
References for Osmorrhiza longistylis (a possible synonym).
See the PFAF Links Pages for other sources.
Also try Photos and info from the The Plants Database which has 14,000 images.
[43] Fernald. M. L. Gray's Manual of Botany. American Book Co. 1950
A bit dated but good and concise flora of the eastern part of N. America.
[105] Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976
The most comprehensive guide to edible plants I've come across. Only the briefest entry for each species, though, and some of the entries are more than a little dubious. Not for the casual reader.
[171] Hill. A. F. Economic Botany. The Maple Press 1952
Not very comprehensive, but it is quite readable and goes into some a bit of detail about the plants it does cover.
[177] Kunkel. G. Plants for Human Consumption. Koeltz Scientific Books 1984 ISBN 3874292169
An excellent book for the dedicated. A comprehensive listing of latin names with a brief list of edible parts.
[183] Facciola. S. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications 1990 ISBN 0-9628087-0-9
Excellent. Contains a very wide range of conventional and unconventional food plants (including tropical) and where they can be obtained (mainly N. American nurseries but also research institutes and a lot of other nurseries from around the world.
[200] Huxley. A. The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. MacMillan Press 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
[207] Coffey. T. The History and Folklore of North American Wild Flowers. Facts on File. 1993 ISBN 0-8160-2624-6
A nice read, lots of information on plant uses.
[222] Foster. S. & Duke. J. A. A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants. Eastern and Central N. America. Houghton Mifflin Co. 1990 ISBN 0395467225
A concise book dealing with almost 500 species. A line drawing of each plant is included plus colour photographs of about 100 species. Very good as a field guide, it only gives brief details about the plants medicinal properties.
[245] Genders. R. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale. London. 1994 ISBN 0-7090-5440-8
An excellent, comprehensive book on scented plants giving a few other plant uses and brief cultivation details. There are no illustrations.
[257] Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
Readers Comments
Main Search Page
Bibliography
Plant information taken from the
Plants For A Future -
Species Database.
Copyright (c) 1997-2003.
WEB search engine by Rich Morris - Home Page- Contact Info
Blagdon Cross, Ashwater, Beaworthy, Devon, EX21 5DF, UK.
Website: www.pfaf.org Phone: 0845 458 4719/_44(0) 1208 872963 This page (UK) http://www.comp.leeds.ac.uk/cgi-bin/pfaf/arr_html?Osmorhiza+longistylis
This page (US) http://www.ibiblio.org/pfaf/cgi-bin/arr_html?Osmorhiza+longistylis
|
This work is licensed under a
Creative Commons License.
(You can copy, distribute, display this works but: Attribution is required, its for Non-Commercial purposes, and it's Share Alike (GNUish/copyleft) i.e. has an identical license.)
We also ask that you let us know (michael@thewitchshaven.com) if
you link to, redistribute, make a derived work or do anything groovy with this information.
|
|
