Calflora: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Calflora

Taxon Report 6003

Osmorhiza occidentalis (Nutt.) Torrey

Mountain sweet cicely, Western sweet cicely, Western sweetroot

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Osmorhiza occidentalis, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California and is also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	APIACEAE
Genus:	Osmorhiza

Communities:	Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Lodgepole Forest
Habitat:	slopes [Walker]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:	Glycosma occidentalis
PLANTS:	Osmorhiza ambigua

More information about Osmorhiza occidentalis


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (OSOC)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation,
with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria.
[web application]. 2017. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Jul 14, 2017).

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