Sanicula canadensis L.

• Authority

  Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

• Family

  Apiaceae

• Scientific Name

  Sanicula canadensis L.

• Description

  Species Description - Fibrous-rooted biennial; lvs 3–5-parted; bractlets like the bracts but smaller; fls white, the fertile on pedicels 0.5–1 mm, the sterile few, mostly concealed by the fertile; sep subulate, surpassing the pet; anthers white; fr subglobose, on pedicels 1–1.5 mm, the bristles surpassing the inconspicuous styles and about equaling the sep; 2n=16. Woods; Vt. and s. Ont. to Minn. and S.D., s. to Fla. and Tex. June–Aug.

• Common Names

  Canada sanicle