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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Osmorhiza aristata is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from May to July, and the seeds ripen from June to July. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs) and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Leaves Root
Edible Uses:

Root - raw or cooked[105, 177, 183]. Peeled and eaten raw[179]. Aromatic[266]. Young plant - cooked[183]. Young leafstalks - cooked. Boiled or added to soups etc[177, 183].

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Medicinal Uses

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None known

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

Scented Plants

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Cultivation details

We have very little information on this species and do not know if it will be hardy in Britain, though judging by its native range it should succeed outdoors in most parts of this country. A variable species, it is divided into several distinct species by some botanists[266]. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in any deep moisture-retentive soil in sun or dappled shade[200]. Well suited to naturalistic plantings in a woodland or wild garden[200]. A sweetly aromatic plant[200].

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Plant 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.

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia (Ciscaucasia), Russian Federation (Gorno-Altay), Russian Federation (Habarovskij kraj, Primorye, Sakhalin), China (Gansu Sheng, Guizhou Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Korea, Japan (Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku), Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: Bhutan, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh), Nepal, Pakistan (north)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Osmorhiza chilensis		Perennial	0.8	5-9	LMH	SN	M	3	0
Osmorhiza claytonii	Woolly Sweet-Cicely, Clayton's sweetroot	Perennial	1.0	5-9	LMH	SN	M	3	1	1
Osmorhiza longistylis	Aniseroot, Longstyle sweetroot	Perennial	1.2	5-9	LMH	SN	M	3	1	1
Osmorhiza obtusa		Perennial	1.0	-	LMH	SN	M	3	0
Osmorhiza occidentalis	Western Sweet-Cicely, Western sweetroot	Perennial	1.0	5-9	LMH	SN	M	3	2	1

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

Osmorhiza aristata - (Thunb.)Makino.&Yabe.