PARSLEY FAMILY 



UMBELLIFERAE 



HONEWORT 



Cryptotaenia canadensis (L.) DC. 



A common characteristic of members of this family is a 

 series of longitudinal canals, between or beneath the ribs of 

 the fruit, which contain aromatic oil. The name Cryptotaenia 



comes from two 

 Greek words 

 which have ref- 

 erence to these 

 concealed oil 

 tubes. 



The Honewort 

 is a common woods 

 plant from New 

 Brunswick to 

 Georgia and west 

 to western On- 

 tario, South Da- 

 kota and Texas. 

 Once entered into 

 a garden it tends 

 to become a weed. 



This is a smooth perennial herb 1-3 feet high, which branches 

 freely and blooms from June to August. The lower and basal 

 leaves are long petioled, whereas the upper are nearly sessile as 

 shown. All are 3-divided. 



The compound umbel usually consists of 4-10 small umbels 

 whose pedicels are unequal in length. There are no involucres 

 or involucels. There are no calyx teeth and the white petals 

 are turned in at the tip. The fruits are smooth, narrowed at 

 both ends, sometimes curved, and about one-quarter inch long. 



The Water Parsnip, Slum cicutaejolium Schrank, is common 

 in swampy and marshy places. It is a stout perennial i-6 teet high, 

 which produces large compound umbels ot white flowers from July 

 to October. The leaves are very variable. The lower have long 

 petioles and may be very finely dissected, especially if they are 

 submerged in water. The upper are simply pinnate and have 7-17 

 leaflets that are' 2-5 inches long and usually less than i inch wide. 

 Involucres and involucels are present, composed ot numerous 

 narrow bracts. The fruit is oval, flattened, about one-fitth of an 

 inch long, and has prominent ribs. 



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