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Cryptotaenia
Also called Honeworts
Cryptotaenia is a genus of herbaceous perennials in the carrot family, native to North America, Africa and eastern Asia, usually found in moist, shady woodland. The best-known member is Japanese honewort (Cryptotaenia japonica), grown as a leafy vegetable and garden herb that thrives in cool, damp, shaded conditions.
Cryptotaenia, or honewort, is a genus of herbaceous perennial plants, native to North America, Africa, and eastern Asia, growing wild in moist, shady places.
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