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

Sanicula canadensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Sanicula
Species:	S. canadensis
Binomial name
Sanicula canadensis L.

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