Osmorhiza berteroi (Mountain Sweet Cicily) 20 Seeds

 (Apiaceae)

Found growing in shady aspen, maple and serviceberry woodlands with a snowberry dominated understory, along with agastache, aquilegia, and geranium. 

Choice species for woodland or shadier plantings and can be used as taller groundcover. It is not competitive and will happily grow from within dense shrubs that snowberry and serviceberry. 

Seeds are sharp and may act like some dangerous grass seed awns. Either skip this plant if you have young children or dogs, or cut the inflorescences off once they are finished blooming.  

Collected In: Wasatch County, Utah

Wild or Homegrown: Wild

Seasonality: May-June

Germination: 60-90 days cold-moist(34-37°) stratification in the fridge folded in single paper towel and leave it in the fridge for the full 90 days unless they germinate first, or plant outside in the fall in a shady location. Sow up to 1/2 inch deep.