SWEET-ANISE 



Osmorhi'za occidenta'lis, syns. Glyco'sma occidenta'lis, Washingto'nia 



occidenta'lis 



Flowers small, white or yel- 

 lowish, borne on short (Yi in. 

 long) stalks in small umbrella- 

 shaped clusters (umbellets) ; 

 umbellets borne on 5 to 12 erect 

 stalks (rays) which are up to 5 

 in. long, forming a compound 

 umbrella-shaped inflorescence 

 (umbel) at end of s'tem 



Leaves 2 or 3 times divided, 

 slightly hairy, on stalks which 

 are expanded and sheathing at 

 the base 



Leaflets coarsely saw-toothed 

 and sometimes cut-in on one 

 side near base, narrowly to 

 broadly lance-shaped, pointed 

 at tip, up to 4 in. long and 1 in. 

 wide 



"Seeds" (mericarps) grow- 

 ing 2 together but separating 

 when ripe, linear or club-shaped, 

 5-angled in cross-section, prom- 

 inently ribbed, free from hairs 

 or bristles, up to % in. long, Vhe 

 "face" hollowed-out 



Stems stout, hollow, erect, 

 numerous, leafy, up to 4 ft, 

 tall 



Roots deep-set, thickened and 

 woody; root crown often 

 branched, giving rise to numer- 

 ous stems 



