Osmorhiza chilensis PFAF Plant Database

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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Osmorhiza chilensis is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.8 m (2ft 7in).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 6. 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: Root
Edible Uses:

Root - raw or cooked. It is considered to be a delicacy[69].

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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

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].

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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

NORTHERN AMERICA: United States (Alaska (south), Maine, Michigan (north), New Hampshire (north), Vermont (north), Wisconsin, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming, New Mexico (north), Arizona, California, Nevada), Canada (Québec (southeast), Nova Scotia, Ontario (south), New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Saskatchewan (southwest), Alberta (south), British Columbia) SOUTHERN AMERICA: Argentina (Mendoza, Chubut, Neuquén, Río Negro, Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego), Chile (c. & s.)

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status :

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Osmorhiza aristata		Perennial	0.6	-	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.

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Expert comment

Author

Hook.&Arn.

Botanical References

69200

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Osmorhiza chilensis - Hook.&Arn.