Cryptotaenia canadensis

Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Cryptotaenia canadensis

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(P) to 3′.  Honewort, Wild Chervil.  A native herb of woods, shaded floodplains, and wet thickets throughout eastern North America.  Smooth, tripartite, light green, unevenly lobed or asymmetrical leaflets with ovate, irregularly toothed segments.  Delicate umbels of minute, white flowers on stalks of differing lengths in late summer.  Leaves, stems and flowers can be eaten raw in salads or used as an ingredient in soup, whilst the seeds can be used as a spice similar to Caraway.  Moist soil in part shade/shade.  3 & 6 & T1