Japanese Honewort

(Cryptotaenia japonica)

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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:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Apiales
Family:Apiaceae
Genus:Cryptotaenia
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