Apiaceae

Canadian honewort

Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Cryptotaenia

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Canadian honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Canadian honewort
Swedish: Kanadapersilja

Synonyms

Chaerophyllum canadense Crantz
Chaerophyllum canadense Pers.
Cicuta perennans Walter
Conopodium canadense (L.) Kouh
Cyrtospermum trifoliatum Raf.
Deeringia canadensis Kuntze
Deringa canadensis (L.) Kuntze
Mesodiscus proliferus Raf.
Mesodiscus simplex Raf.
Myrrhis canadensis Gaertn.
Myrrhis ternata Moench
Scandix ternata Moench
Sison canadense L.
Sium canadense Lam.

Flowers

In flower: May to June (from 714 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Bill Keim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: John Baur, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Tom Norton, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Koffel, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Clay Gibbons, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Brian Finzel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Amber M. King, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Kees, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.