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| THE CARROT FAMILY | |||||||||
| The members of the carrot family are found mainly in temperate regions, like Canada and the central United States. There are features that most of the carrots have in common. For example, most are aromatic herbs. The leaves are usually divided into several parts and the dry fruit splits into two parts when the seeds are mature. Some plants you may know and eat come from the carrot family. Carrots (Daucus), celery (Apium), and fennel (Foeniculum) are a few examples. Some of the plants in the carrot family are actually poisonous, like water hemlock! | |||||||||
| SWEET CICELY | |||||||||
| LATIN NAME: Osmorhiza berteroi | |||||||||
| WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE? | |||||||||
| Sweet cicely is an herb that grows up to 100 cm high. The taproots are thin and smell like anise, or black licorice. The stems are straw-colored and hairy. The leaves are split into three leaflets that are split again into three. The flowers are greenish-white and are found in umbrella-like clusters. The fruits are dark green or black with white hairs and are up to 1 cm long and are very narrow. | |||||||||
| WHERE DOES IT GROW? | |||||||||
| Sweet cicely grows in forests with white spruce and lodgepole pine. | |||||||||
| WHERE IS IT FOUND IN SASKATCHEWAN? | |||||||||
| Sweet cicely grows in the Cypress Hills area in the Cypress Upland ecoregion. | |||||||||
| WHY IS IT RARE? | |||||||||
| This plant is considered threatened in Saskatchewan because it grows in a very limited range. | |||||||||
| HOW TO IDENTIFY SWEET CICELY | |||||||||
| * Are the flowers in umbrella-like clusters? * Are the flowers greenish? * Do the roots smell like black licorice? * Did you find it in the Cypress Hills? | |||||||||
| If you answered yes to all of these questions, you may have found sweet cicely! | |||||||||
