PLANTS Profile for Sanicula canadensis (Canadian blacksnakeroot)

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PLANTS Profile

Sanicula canadensis L.
Canadian blacksnakeroot

Symbol:

SACA15

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Apiaceae

Duration:

Biennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Sanicula canadensis L.

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Distribution:
Sanicula canadensis L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV, WY), CAN (ON, QC)

Related Taxa:
Sanicula canadensis L.

View 91 genera in Apiaceae, 22 species in Sanicula or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Sanicula canadensis L. var. canadensis. .

Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis
Canadian blacksnakeroot

Distribution of Sanicula canadensis L. var. grandis Fernald. .

Sanicula canadensis var. grandis
Canadian blacksnakeroot

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Sanicula canadensis L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Apiales
Family	Apiaceae – Carrot family
Genus	Sanicula L. – sanicle
Species	Sanicula canadensis L. – Canadian blacksnakeroot

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Sanicula canadensis L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Massachusetts:
Canadian sanicle		Threatened
Vermont:
short-styled snakeroot		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:
Sanicula canadensis L.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU+

UPL*

FACU

FACU+

UPL*

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Sanicula canadensis L.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29850.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 11/23/2009 08:21 PM MST