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Japanese Honewort (Cryptotaenia japonica)

Description

Cryptotaenia japonica, also called East Asian wildparsley, Japanese cryptotaenia, Japanese honewort, and mitsuba, a plant species native to Japan, Korea, and China.The plant is edible and is commonly used as a garnish and root vegetable in Japan, and other Asian countries.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Apiales

            • Family: Apiaceae

              • Genus: Cryptotaenia