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Sun, May 21, 06 at 9:42
| 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. |
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- Posted by fairy_toadmother z5 ncentral il (My Page) on Mon, May 22, 06 at 3:08
| 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. |
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- Posted by fairy_toadmother z5 ncentral il (My Page) on Mon, May 22, 06 at 3:09
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| 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. |
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- Posted by fairy_toadmother z5 ncentral il (My Page) on Tue, May 23, 06 at 5:26
| does that mean the foliage is very fine, sort of like dill? |
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| 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. |
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| Just a suggestion, dog fennel is very delicate and also aromatic. It is Eupatorium capillifolium. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Dog fennel
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| 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. |
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- Posted by groundcover (My Page) on Thu, Jun 8, 06 at 23:06
| is it anis? a lot like queen anns. all in the family. |
Here is a link that might be useful: http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://ci-66.ciagri.usp.br/pm/i mg/anis/anis_04.jpg&imgrefurl=http://ci-66.ciagri.usp.br/pm/ver_1pl.as p%3Ff_cod%3D10&h=480&w=323&sz=39&tbnid=deFlFAx4dDFrvM:&tbnh=126&tbnw=8 4&hl=en&start=5&prev=/images%3Fq%3Danis%26svnum%3
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| 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. |
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