Cicely

For the American herb, see Osmorhiza.
For other uses, see Cicely (disambiguation).

Cicely
Flowers of Myrrhis odorata at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Scandiceae
Subtribe: Scandicinae
Genus: Myrrhis
Mill.
Species:
M. odorata
Binomial name
Myrrhis odorata
Synonyms[1]
  • Chaerophyllum odoratum (L.) Crantz
  • Lindera odorata (L.) Asch.
  • Myrrhis brevipedunculata Hoffm.
  • Myrrhis iberica Hoffm.
  • Myrrhis sulcata Lag.
  • Scandix odorata L.
  • Selinum myrrhis E.H.L.Krause

Myrrhis odorata, with common names cicely (/ˈsɪsəli/ SISS-ə-lee), sweet cicely,[2] myrrh, garden myrrh, and sweet chervil,[3] is a herbaceous perennial plant belonging to the celery family Apiaceae. It is the only species in the genus Myrrhis.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 4 July 2021
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Cicely" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 6 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 353.
  3. ^ USDA GRIN Taxonomy, retrieved 9 April 2017
  4. ^ "Myrrhis Mill.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 4 July 2021