Plants!


Canadian Blacksnakeroot (Sanicula canadensis)

SACA15.jpg

Sanicula Canadensis, or more commonly know as Canadian Blacksnakeroot, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Sanicula. Its duration is biennial or bi-annual which means it can grow or bloom twice, in the first year and the following year. Sanicula Canadensis or Canadian Blacksnakeroot's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Sanicula
  • Family: Apiaceae
  • Order: Apiales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Biennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N) CAN (N)
  • State T/E Status: MA (T) VT (T)
  • State T/E Common Name: MA (Canadian sanicle) VT (short-styled snakeroot)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: UPL FACU+
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 1(UPL*) 2(FACU) 3(FACU+) 4(UPL*) 5(NI) 6(UPL) 7(NI)





Browse Plants by State

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming