Apiaceae
Purple sweetroot
Osmorhiza purpurea
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Osmorhiza
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Osmorhiza purpureaApiaceae
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- سرفيل ليبرجي
- English
- Purple sweetroot
Synonyms
- Osmorhiza chilensis var. purpurea (J.M.Coult. & Rose) B.Boivin
- Osmorhiza leibergii (J.M.Coult. & Rose) Blank.
- Washingtonia leibergii J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Washingtonia purpurea J.M.Coult. & Rose
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: native, Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
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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.