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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Osmorhiza claytonii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Osmorhiza claytonii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Osmorhiza claytonii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-08-001:
Osmorhiza claytonii FAMILY Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Osmorrhiza claytonii
COMMON NAME:
Bland Sweet Cicely, Hairy Sweet Cicely
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JK Marlow jkm090404_077
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
Leaves to 1' long, often hairy, twice triple-compound, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
Samantha Tessel sam_2664
April Oconee County SC
Brasstown Creek Heritage Preserve
Styles plus stylopodium 0.5-1.5mm long (vs. O. longistylis styles + stylopodium 2.0-3.5mm long, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
JK Marlow jkm120523_204
May Graham County NC
Joyce Kilmer Memorial Forest
Roots & foliage not strongly anise-scented, per Weakley's Flora.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmoclaytonii_swain1
May Swain County NC
Umbellets 3-5(6) per umbel, on rays 2-8(10)cm long; umbel relatively uncrowded, per Weakley's Flora.
Patrick D. McMillan pdmoclaytonii_swain2
May Swain County NC
Umbels compound with hairy stalks. Flower petals longer than the styles, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
COMPARE Osmorhiza species
Patrick D. McMillan pdmoclaytonii_swain4
May Swain County NC
Flowers 4-7(10) per umbellet..., umbel appearing relatively uncrowded, per Weakley's Flora.
JK Marlow jkm070702_183
July Pocahontas County WV
The Falls of Hill Creek
Capsules (schizocarps) with slightly flattened nutlets, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Osmorhiza claytonii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Osmorhiza claytonii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Osmorhiza claytonii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-08-001:
Osmorhiza claytonii
FAMILY
Apiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Osmorrhiza claytonii
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