| Plants : Apiaceae | Ferns and Flowering Plants |
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| Myrrhis odorata |
Description: This is a very attractive umbellifer with creamy-white flowers and long, shiny narrow fruits. The leaves are fern-like. The whole plant smells strongly of aniseed.
It is not native, and is most frequently encountered on roadsides close to habitations.
All names: Myrrhis odorata (L.) Scop.
Distribution Map from NBN: Myrrhis odorata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.
iNaturalist: Myrrhis odorata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.
| Hackney, P., 2026. Myrrhis odorata. (L.) Scop.. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland. https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=3645. Accessed on 2026-11-02. |