Cryptotaenia canadensis

Canadian honewort

Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this 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.
Natural range in North America

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]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cryptotaenia canadensis.
  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cryptotaenia candensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
  3. ^ Altervista Flora of North America, Cryptotaenia canadensis
  4. ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC.
  5. ^ Illinois Wildflowers, Honewort, Cryptotaenia canadensis
  6. ^ 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.