Cryptotaenia canadensis
| Canadian honewort | |
|---|---|
| |
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 | |
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
[edit]
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.
- ^ "Cryptotaenia canadensis". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2013.
- ^ Altervista Flora of North America, Cryptotaenia canadensis
- ^ "Cryptotaenia canadensis". Native Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas at Austin.
- ^ Hilty, John (2020). "Cryptotaenia canadensis". Illinois Wildflowers.
- ^ 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.
| Authority control databases: National |
|---|
