Cryptotaenia canadensis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Apiales

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Oenantheae
Genus: Cryptotaenia
Species: Cryptotaenia canadensis
Name

Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC., 1829
Synonyms

Chaerophyllum canadense (L.) Crantz
Chaerophyllum canadense (L.) Pers.
Cicuta perennans Walt.
Conopodium canadense (L.) Koch
Cyrtospermum trifoliatum Rafin.
Deeringia canadensis (L.) Kuntze
Mesodiscus proliferus Rafin.
Mesodiscus simplex Rafin.
Myrrhis canadensis (L.) Gaertn.
Scandix ternata Moench
Sison canadense L.
Sium canadense (L.) Lam.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:
Cryptotaenia canadensis

Continental: Northern America
USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin, West Virginia), Canada (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Ontario, Quebec)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References

De Candolle, A.P., Coll. mém. 5:42. 1829

Links

Hassler, M. 2018. Cryptotaenia canadensis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 24. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Cryptotaenia canadensis. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 24 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Cryptotaenia canadensis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 24.
Tropicos.org 2018. Cryptotaenia canadensis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 Aug. 24.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cryptotaenia canadensis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names
English: Canadian honewort
svenska: Kanadapersilja

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

USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Cryptotaenia candensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. 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.