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Honewort

(Cryptotaenia canadensis)

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Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

Sanicula marilandica

The absence of sepals and the presence of 3 leaflets in Cryptotaenia, instead of 5 to 7 leaflets, will separate the two genera.

Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)

Identification: Flowers white, in clusters arranged in a very diffuse and ill-defined umbel. Flower sepals absent. Seeds elongate, ribbed, and pointed at the apex. Leaves usually divided into 3 leaflets, although lower leaflets may be partially cleft. Plant 1 to 3 feet in height.

Distribution: Southern Canada southward throughout most of our region. Also found throughout the Great Plains states.

Habitat: Honewort occurs in a variety of forest types.

Flowering period: June to September.

Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis)

Similar Species:

Sanicula sp.

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