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Canadian Honewort

Cryptotaenia canadensis

Found in moist and nutrient-rich forests (alluvial, bottomland, slope, and cove forests). FloraQuest, phone app (app page) What its natural habitat tells you

18
Modest

Native to Alabama. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 94%

Height
1–3 feet
Spread
9 inches–2 feet
Light
Part to full shade
Soil moisture
Somewhat dry to moist

Space about 1.5 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 44 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count

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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
May to June
Fruiting season
June to August

Not yet recorded · Leaves

Recorded in 44 Alabama counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement.

Forests and woodlands

Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain.
Named place / source context. Shown: Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Georgia, a neighboring state.Trail on Little Kennesaw Mountain., Unidentified in HFC record, undated. Public domain. Source record.

Also found with this plant

Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Alabama. Shared habitat, not food. 130 animals.

All wildlife of Alabama

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including AL

Genus host records with ranges including AL · Cryptotaenia

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Beetles 12
  • Bruchus bivulneratus
  • Bruchus minus
  • Centrinus picumnus
  • Cryptorhopalum triste
  • Diabrotica 12-punctata
  • Euderces picipes
  • Eugnamptus angustatus
  • Mordella triloba
  • Mordellistena pubescens
  • Pentaria trifasciata
Show all 12
  • Podabrus brunnicollis
  • Typocerus lugubris

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Flies 21
  • Anthrax sinuosa
  • Chlorops proxima
  • Cistogaster occidua
  • Drosophila varia
  • Elachiptera flavida
  • Empis loripedis
  • Metopia leucocephala
  • Orthoneura nitida
  • Pipiza femoralis
  • Sapromyza vulgaris
Show all 21
  • Scatopse pulicaria
  • Sepsis violacea
  • Siphona geniculata
  • Siphonella inquilina
  • Syrphus americanus
  • Syrphus ribesii
  • Volucella vesiculosa
  • Xanthogramma emarginata
  • Xanthomelana arcuata
  • Zodion fulvifrons
  • Zodion nanellum

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 10
  • Anacrabro ocellatus
  • Ancistrocerus tigris
  • Cerceris clypeata
  • Ceropales fraterna
  • Leionotus perennis
  • Oxybelus 4-notatus
  • Polyblastus citripes
  • Polysphincta slossinae
  • Pseudagenia mellipes
  • Symmorphus debilis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other insects 1
  • Corimelaena lateralis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Adult butterflies / moths

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Apiaceae
Hardiness
Zones 4–8
Flower color
White
Fruit begins
June
Fruit ends
August

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
  • Bloom · “May to June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) (ranked first; Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differs) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Flower color · “White” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide · Nursery cultural guide; height in flower; moisture categories retained as printed
  • Fruit begins · “June” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Fruit ends · “August” · FloraQuest: Carolinas, Georgia (Southeastern Flora Team), phone app (app page) · Carolinas and Georgia
  • Hardiness · “Zones 4–8” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
  • Height · “1–3 feet” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differs) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
  • Life cycle · “Perennial” · Minnesota Wildflowers
  • Light · “Part to full shade” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
  • primary_flower_color · “white” · Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide
  • Soil · “moderately wet to moderately dry” · Tennessee Smart Yards (ranked first; Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder, Prairie Moon 2026 Cultural Guide differ) · Published Tennessee growing guidance; exact cached scientific heading
  • Spread · “9 inches–2 feet” · Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Also known as

Honewort

Conservation status

Alabama rankSNR
Global rankG5
AL statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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