Sanicula canadensis
Sanicula canadensis | |
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1913 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Genus: | Sanicula |
Species: | S. canadensis
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Binomial name | |
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.
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Plant with flowers
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Flowers
References[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Sanicula canadensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ a b c d Hilty, John (2016). "Sanicula canadensis". Illinois Wildflowers.
- ^ a b "Sanicula canadensis". Flora of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin–Madison.
External links[]
Categories:
- Sanicula
- Flora of Eastern Canada
- Flora of the North-Central United States
- Flora of the Northeastern United States
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of the Appalachian Mountains
- Flora of the Great Lakes region (North America)
- Flora of the Great Plains (North America)
- Flora of the United States
- Plants described in 1753
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Apiaceae stubs