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.
Natural range in North America

References
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  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. "Cryptotaenia canadensis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2013.
  3. Altervista Flora of North America, Cryptotaenia canadensis
  4. "Cryptotaenia canadensis". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin.
  5. Hilty, John (2020). "Cryptotaenia canadensis". Illinois Wildflowers.
  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.
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