Cryptotaenia japonica

Cryptotaenia japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Cryptotaenia
Species:
C. japonica
Binomial name
Cryptotaenia japonica
Synonyms[1]
  • Deringa dissecta (Y.Yabe) Koso-Pol.
  • Deringa japonica (Hassk.) Koso-Pol.

Cryptotaenia japonica, commonly called mitsuba, Japanese wild parsley and Japanese honewort among other names, is a herbaceous perennial plant in the celery family native to Japan, Korea and China.[2] The plant is edible and is commonly used as a garnish and root vegetable in Japan,[3] and other Asian countries.[4] It is sometimes considered a subspecies of Cryptotaenia canadensis as Cryptotaenia canadensis subsp. japonica.[5]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 19 July 2016
  2. ^ Flora of China Vol. 14 Page 80, 鸭儿芹 ya er qin, Cryptotaenia japonica Hasskarl, Retzia. 1: 113. 1855.
  3. ^ "Gardening Articles :: Edibles :: Herbs :: National Gardening Association". garden.org. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Cryptotaenia japonica f. atropurpurea - Plant Finder". missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  5. ^ Koji Kageyama, et al. "Aphanomyces mitsuba sp. nov. causing stem rot of 'mitsuba', Cryptotaenia japonica, in hydroponic culture." Mycological Progress. 22:57 (July 2023). p. 56. doi:10.1007/s11557-023-01908-2