I have a small wooded area that I am slowing clearing, or trying to keep within bounds, of honeysuckle and other nightmare plants. There is a plant/weed that has the scent of licorice when pulled up - I'm wondering if it is wild chervil/southern chervil. Anyone have a clue?
I did check the weed forum.
Thanks of any ID help.
this same topic came up somewhere within the last week. sorry, i can't think of where! i just did nearly 10 minutes worth of searching these forums and can't find it. sorry.
No, it isn't sweet cicely - I wish it was! The leaves on whatever I have aren't solid; I can't think how else to describe the leaves. Thanks for your efforts.
fairy toadmother - best I can describe the leaf is as lacey and fernlike. I have done so many searches on chervil, whether the wild, the spreading, the southern, and it looks very much like chervil but not quite. These leaves are daintier looking. I thought it had a scent of licorice, but my sense of smell is not that great. So best to say it is aromatic. It is growing abundantly and everywhere.
Thanks for the link - unfortunately that isn't it either. I'll revise my description/leaves to just lacey - and the edges aren't smooth, i.e. are "cut-out" like a maple leaf or oak leaf for instance.
to groundcover - I don't think it is anis, although the leaves do look very similar - the leaves on what I have are finer looking. One of these days I'm going to borrow a camera so I can post a picture. I've noticed that when the leaves are dried the fragance is wonderful. If I was going to make homemade potpourri this would definitely be one of the ingredients. Also the leaves wilt quickly when picked. So far the tallest a plant has gotten is about 12". I'm waiting to see if it gets flowers.
