Cymopterus longipes
Longstalk Spring Parsley
a perennial member of the Cymopterus genus in the family Umbelliferae.
Taxonomy and growth
- Family
- Umbelliferae
- Genus
- Cymopterus
- Life cycle
- perennial
- Flower type
- hermaphrodite
Uses
Toxicity
Toxicity warning. The historical record reports a hazard for this plant. Do not use it to decide which parts are safe to eat or use medicinally.
This section contains historical Plants For A Future notes marked noncommercial.
The seeds contain isoimperatorin and oxypeucedanin which have been shown to be toxic to chicks. Reference Yost GS, Stermitz FR, Coburn M. (1977) Toxic furanocoumarins of Cympoterus longipes. Phytochemistry 16(7):109
Edible uses
Leaves - cooked[4][5][1][2]. Boiled and used as greens[3]. There are no edible uses listed for Cymopterus longipes.
Environment
- Range
- Western N. America.
- Habitat
- Not known
- Light
- full sun
- Shade tolerance
- light shade
- Water
- moderate
- Soil textures
- sandy, loamy, clay
- Soil pH
- acid, neutral, alkaline
- Tolerates Nutritionally Poor Soil
- No
- Drought
- intolerant
References
Tanaka. T. Tanaka's Cyclopaedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing 1976-00-00
Yanovsky. E. Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. U.S. Depf of Agriculture.
Moerman. D. Native American Ethnobotany Timber Press. Oregon. 1998-00-00 ISBN 0-88192-453-9
Uphof. J. C. Th. Dictionary of Economic Plants. Weinheim 1959-00-00
Usher. G. A Dictionary of Plants Used by Man. Constable 1974-00-00 ISBN 0094579202