| Accepted name: |
Osmorhiza longistylis (Torr.) DC. |
| Synonym(s): |
-Myrrhis longistylis Torr.
-Osmorhiza aristata (Thunb.) Makino & Yabe
-Washingtonia longistylis (Torr.) Britton
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| English names: |
Smooth Sweet Cicely
Smooth Sweet Cicely
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| French names: |
Osmorhize à long style
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
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| OPL Code: |
HOSMLO
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
2 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
Infusion of pulverized leaves, stems and roots taken for bloated stomachs or disordered stomachs.Infusion of leaves, stems and roots taken by men for dysfunctioning kidneys.Infusion of roots taken for amenorrhea.Used chiefly as an eye remedy.Used as a "good medicine for everything."(3) |
| Key Characters: |
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