Cryptotaenia canadensis
Canadian honewort | |
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Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Cryptotaenia |
Species: | C. canadensis
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Binomial name | |
Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC.
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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[]
- ^ "Cryptotaenia candensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. 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.
Categories:
- NatureServe secure species
- Flora of North America
- Apioideae
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus