Date: June 4, 2011. Location: Hickory Hill Park (map)
| Classification Hierarchy | |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheophyta |
| Superdivision | Spermatophyta |
| Division | Magnoliophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass | Rosidae |
| Order | Apiales |
| Family | Apiaceae |
| Genus | Cryptotaenia |
| Species | Cryptotaenia canadensis |
Date: June 4, 2011. Location: Hickory Hill Park (map)
Scientific Name:
Cryptotaenis canadensis ([Gr] cryptos=hidden, tainia - refers to oil tubes)
Common Name: Canadian Honewort
Origin: Native
Notes: Honewort is a common woodland plant in SE Iowa. It is found in shady areas of mesic woodlands. The small white flowers are easy to miss but they appear in early June.
Additional references: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
Flowers: June; inflorescence a compund umbel; petals white, styles conical.
Leaves: trifoliate, sometimes cleft; leaflets ovate, hairless, margins doubly serrate.
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