Sanicula canadensis
| Sanicula canadensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Sanicula |
| Species: | S. canadensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sanicula canadensis L. | |
Sanicula canadensis, black snakeroot, is a native plant of North America and a member of family Apiaceae. It is biennial or periennial, and spreads primarily by seed.[1] It grows from 1 to 4.5 feet tall, and is found in mesic deciduous woodlands.[1] The whitish-green flowers with sepals longer than petals, appearing late spring or early summer and lasting for approximately three weeks, are green and bur-like.[1][2] The bur-like fruit each split into 2 seeds.[1][2] The species ranges throughout the eastern United States (excluding Maine), extending north into Quebec and Ontario, and west into Texas and Wyoming.