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
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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]
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
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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]