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Cryptotaenia canadensis
Also called Honewort, White Chervil, Wild Chervil, Canada Honewort, Mitsuba, Japanese Parsley
Canadian honewort is a perennial herb of the carrot family, native to eastern North America, grown for its leaves and stems that are used like parsley. It is best kept in moist, partly shaded woodland-style conditions.
Cryptotaenia canadensis, the Canadian honewort, is a perennial plant species native to the eastern United States and eastern Canada. Its young leaves and stems can be used as a boiled green or seasoning similar to parsley. The parsnip like roots can be cooked and eaten.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cryptotaenia canadensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
