Hairy Sweet Cicely is a native woodland wildflower in the carrot family with fern-like compound leaves and tiny white flower clusters in early spring. The roots smell strongly of anise or licorice. It grows in rich, moist forest understories from coast to coast and provides early-season pollen for small native bees and hover flies.
Habitat
Rich moist deciduous forest understory across eastern North America
Diet
Early pollen and nectar for small native bees and hover flies
How common
Common
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