Not to be semantically confused with : Musk Thistle (Carduus nutans), Musk Stork's-bill (Erodium moschatum), Musk Orchid (Herminium monorchis), Greater Musk-mallow (Malva alcea), Musk-mallow (Malva moschata), Muoschatel (Adoxa moschatellina), Hautbois Strawberry (Fragaria moschata), Hairy Pennywort (Hydrocotyle moschata) or White Daffodil (Narcissus moschatus) [plants with similar names, either common names or scientific names, from differing genera and families - but whether they all smell musky is not known to your Author, but presumably most do (or once did?)]

Uniquely identifiable characteristics

Distinguishing Feature :

It is claimed to have lost its musky (not to be confused with musty) scent sometime in the mid 19th Century, no longer possessing this characteristic. But it is also claimed that only 50% of the human population can detect any one of several musk scents in any case. [There are many natural molecules possessing a musk odour: many are macrocyclic lactones or macrocyclic ketones (which are more odorous) whilst yet others are polycyclic molecules (some derived from 'animals' such as deer, muskrat, civets, musk duck, musk shrew, musk turtle and musk beetle) whilst others are derived from plants such as the plant described here, Musk, Muskwood (Olearia agrophylla) native to Australia, and Musk seeds from (Abelmoscus moschatus) which is native to India, and Garden Angelica (Angelica archangelica) which is also musky-smelling containing macrocyclic lactones as well as other aroma compounds].