Cryptotaenia canadensis
Cryptotaenia canadensis, the Canadian honewort,[1] is a perennial plant species native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada.[2][3][4][5] Its young leaves and stems can be used as a boiled green or seasoning similar to parsley. The parsniplike roots can be cooked and eaten.[6]
| Canadian honewort | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Cryptotaenia |
| Species: | C. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. | |
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| Natural range in North America | |
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cryptotaenia canadensis.
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cryptotaenia candensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
- Altervista Flora of North America, Cryptotaenia canadensis
- Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC.
- Illinois Wildflowers, Honewort, Cryptotaenia canadensis
- Niering, William A.; Olmstead, Nancy C. (1985) [1979]. The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers, Eastern Region. Knopf. p. 329. ISBN 0-394-50432-1.
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