
Sanicula canadensis.© Gary P. Fleming.Virginia Botanical Associates Blacksburg. 2014. www.vaplantatlas.org. (Accessed 4/2014).
Sanicula canadensis is a biennial herb to 75 cm, roots fibrous; longer branches forking 2-3 times.
Leaves alternate, palmately 3-5 parted, segments sharply toothed, often lobed, larger leaflets to 8 x 4 cm, lower leaves almost stalkless, upper leaves reduced.
Flowers greenish-yellowish in small heads arranged in sparse clusters on stalks 0.1 cm long, sepals longer than petals, anthers white; May-July.
Fruit dry, bur-like aggregate of individual fruits densely covered by hooked bristles, styles shorter than bristles. Adapted for seed dispersal by clinging to fur (adhesive).
Wetland status: UPL.

Sanicula canadensis. By Arthur Haines. Copyright © 2017.New England Wild flower Society.gobtany.newenglandwild.org (Accessed 2/2017).
Frequency in NYC: Very infrequent.
Origin: Native.
Habitat: Dry, open woods.
Notes: Dispersal to and establishment in new sites in successional forest, contiguous to old regrowth stands has been calculated at a rate of 0.54 m/yr. (Matlack 1994).