Osmorhiza longistilis
Common Name: aniseroot, smoother sweet cicely
Scientific Name: Osmorhiza longistilis (Torr.) DC. Washingtonia longistylis, Osmorhiza aristata, Myrrhis longistylis
Family Name: Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) - Carrot Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle:
native perennial, reproducing by seed and creeping roots
Stems:
upright, much branched above, round, thin, smooth and hairless 
Leaves:
alternate, pinnately compound three times, long petioled below to sessile above, leaflets oval, toothed or lobed, smooth and hairless, somewhat fern-like 
Flowers:
5-petaled, white; umbels, compound, flat-topped, dense
Other:
roots and stems has anise or licorice scent when crushed 
