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Photographer: Christopher Noll
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Family Apiaceae
Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC.
Canadian honewort, white chervil
Cryptotaenia: Greek cryptos for "hidden" and tainia for "a fillet," referring to concealed oil-tubes
canadensis: of or referring to Canada
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 1'-3' tall forb; stems branched, smooth; roots fibrous |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted; inflorescence a 2" loose, irregular, compound umbels with few-flowered umbellets; blooms June-July |
| Fruit: | dry, splitting into 2 seeds, - fruit: seed: |
| Leaf: | 3-parted with sharp, irregular teeth, sometimes lobed; lower leaves on long stalks |
| Habitat: | shade; dry; woods |
| (Glossary) |
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