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Sanicula canadensis

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Sanicula canadensis
1913 illustration[1]
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S. canadensis
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Sanicula canadensis

Sanicula canadensis, the Canadian blacksnakeroot,[2] is a native plant of North America and a member of family Apiaceae. It is biennial or perennial, and spreads primarily by seed.[3] It grows from 1 to 4.5 feet tall, and is found in mesic deciduous woodlands.[3] 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.[3][4] The bur-like fruit each split into 2 seeds.[3][4] The species ranges throughout the eastern United States (excluding Maine), extending north into Quebec and Ontario, and west into Texas and Wyoming.

Plant with flowers
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References

  1. ^ Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 624.
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sanicula canadensis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d Hilty, John (2020). "Sanicula canadensis". Illinois Wildflowers.
  4. ^ a b "Sanicula canadensis". Flora of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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