Apiaceae
Clayton's sweetroot
Osmorhiza claytonii
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Osmorhiza
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Clayton's sweetroot
Synonyms
- Chaerophyllum claytonii Pers.
- Chaerophyllum dulce Fisch. ex Steud.
- Myrrhis brevistylis (DC.) D.Dietr.
- Myrrhis claytonii Michx.
- Osmorhiza aristata var. brevistylis (DC.) B.Boivin
- Osmorhiza brevistylis Wedd.
- Osmorhiza brevistylis DC.
- Osmorhiza dulcis Raf.
- Scandix claytonii (Michx.) Koso-Pol.
- Scandix dulcis Muhl.
- Scandix dulcis Muhl. ex DC.
- Uraspermum aristatum subsp. brevistyle (DC.) Kuntze
- Uraspermum aristatum var. brevistyle Kuntze
- Uraspermum claytonii Nutt.
- Uraspermum dulce Farw.
- Uraspermum dulce var. laevicaule Farw.
- Uraspermum hirsutum Bigelow
- Washingtonia claytonii (Michx.) Britton
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: DouglasGoldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.