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| | *''Selinum myrrhis'' <small>[[Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause|E.H.L.Krause]]</small> | | *''Selinum myrrhis'' <small>[[Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause|E.H.L.Krause]]</small> |
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| − | '''''Myrrhis odorata''''', with [[common name]]s '''cicely''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɪ|s|ə|l|i}}, '''sweet cicely''',<ref>{{cite EB1911 |wstitle=Cicely|volume=6|page=353}}</ref> '''myrrh''', '''garden myrrh''', and '''sweet chervil''',<ref>{{citation |url=https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=102117 |title=USDA GRIN Taxonomy |accessdate=9 April 2017}}</ref> is a [[herbaceous]] [[perennial plant]] belonging to the celery [[family (biology)|family]] [[Apiaceae]]. It is one of two accepted [[species]] in the genus '''''Myrrhis'''''.<ref name=PlantList/><ref>[https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxonposition/id40255/ Biolib]</ref>
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| − | The genus name ''Myrrhis'' derives from the Greek word myrrhis [μυρρίς], an aromatic oil from Asia. The Latin species name ''odorata'' means ''scented''.<ref name=fb>M. Grieve [http://botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/c/cicswe67.html A Modern Herbal]</ref><ref name=fa>[http://gernot-katzers-spice-pages.com/engl/Myrr_odo.html Germot Katzers Spice Pages]</ref>
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| − | [[File: Illustration Myrrhis odorata0.jpg|thumb|180px|left|Illustration of ''Myrrhis odorata'']] ''Myrrhis odorata'' is a tall herbaceous perennial plant growing to 2 m [6 ft 6 in] tall, depending on circumstances. The [[leaf|leaves]] are fern-like, 2-4-pinnate, finely divided, feathery, up to 50 cm long, with whitish patches near the rachis. The plant is softly hairy and smells strongly of aniseed when crushed. The [[flower]]s are creamy-white, about 2–4 mm across, produced in large [[umbel]]s. The flowering period extends from May to June.<ref>[http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Myrrhis+odorata Plants for a future]</ref> The [[fruit]]s are slender, dark brown, 15–25 mm long and 3–4 mm broad.<ref name=Stace>{{cite book | last=Stace | first=C. A. | authorlink = Stace, C. A.|year=2010 |title=New Flora of the British Isles | edition=Third |publisher=Cambridge University Press | location = Cambridge, U.K. | page=450 | isbn=9780521707725 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.habitas.org.uk/flora/species.asp?item=3645 Flora of Northern Ireland]</ref>
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| − | ''Myrrhis odorata'' is native to mountains of southern and central Europe, from the Pyrenees to the Caucasus. It has been introduced and naturalized elsewhere in cultivated areas, woodland margins, roadside verges, river banks and grassland.<ref name=fb/><ref name=BRC>{{cite web |url=http://www.brc.ac.uk/plantatlas/index.php?q=plant/myrrhis-odorata |title=Online Atlas of the British and Irish Flora |accessdate=2 May 2017 }}</ref><ref>[http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/apia/myrrh/myrrodov.jpg Linnnaeus]</ref> In the British Isles it is most abundant in northern England and eastern Scotland.<ref name=BRC/>
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| − | In fertile soils it grows readily from seed, and may be increased by division in spring or autumn.<ref>[https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/11303/Myrrhis-odorata/Details Royal Horticultural Society]</ref>
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| − | Its [[leaves]] are sometimes used as a [[herb]], either raw or cooked, with a rather strong [[taste]] reminiscent of [[anise]]. The roots and seeds also are edible. Additionally, it has a history of use as a medicinal herb.<ref name=fb/>
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| − | Like its relatives anise, [[fennel]], and [[caraway]], it can also be used to flavour [[akvavit]].<ref>[http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/ingredients/detail/sweet-cicely The Gourmet Food & Cooking Resource]</ref> Its essential oils are dominated by [[anethole]].<ref>[http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/S/SweetCicely/SweetCicely.htm Wild Flower Finder]</ref>
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