Canadian Black-snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
Native to Louisiana (estimated). How scores work Is it native here?
Profile 88%
- Height
- 6 inches–3 feet
- Spread
- 6 inches–1 foot
- Light
- Dappled sunlight, Partial shade
- Soil moisture
- Somewhat dry to moist
Space about 1 ft apart from its recorded spread, about 100 per 100 sq ft. Enter your bed size for a count
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At a glance
- Life cycle
- Perennial
Not yet recorded · Leaves · Bloom
This plant is missing most of its facts, so Quercus is looking them up in old botany books.
Recorded in 61 Louisiana parishes.
Also found with this plant
Wildlife whose habitat models include habitats this plant grows in, in Louisiana. Shared habitat, not food. 132 animals.
- Eurasian Collared-doveStreptopelia decaocto
- Fish CrowCorvus ossifragus
- Fox SparrowPasserella iliaca
- Green HeronButorides virescens
- Harris's SparrowZonotrichia querula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Marsh WrenCistothorus palustris
- Mississippi KiteIctinia mississippiensis
- Neotropic CormorantPhalacrocorax brasilianus
- Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris
- Snowy EgretEgretta thula
- Summer TanagerPiranga rubra
- Yellow-throated WarblerDendroica dominica
- American CrowCorvus brachyrhynchos
- American PipitAnthus rubescens
- AnhingaAnhinga anhinga
- Baltimore OrioleIcterus galbula
- Black-bellied Whistling-DuckDendrocygna autumnalis
- Black-chinned HummingbirdArchilochus alexandri
- Boat-tailed GrackleQuiscalus major
- Brown-headed CowbirdMolothrus ater
- Carolina WrenThryothorus ludovicianus
- Common GrackleQuiscalus quiscula
- Common Ground-doveColumbina passerina
Widespread birds also seen here (17)
Found in many habitats here, so not listed above.
Who uses this plant?
1CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including LA
Genus host records with ranges including LA · Sanicula
- Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claimNo records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects
Plant details
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Hardiness
- Zones 4a–9b
- Soil pH
- Acidic to neutral
- Flower color
- Green
What its natural habitat tells you
Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.
Growing sources and scope
- Flower color · “Green” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Hardiness · “Zones 4a–9b” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Height · “6 inches–3 feet” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Minnesota Wildflowers differ)
- Life cycle · “Perennial” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox (ranked first; Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, Minnesota Wildflowers differ)
- Light · “Dappled sunlight (shade through upper canopy all day); Partial shade (direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- primary_flower_color · “green” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil · “Moist; Occasionally dry” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Soil pH · “Acidic to neutral” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
- Spread · “6 inches–1 foot” · NC Extension Plant Toolbox
Also known as
Canadian Black Snake Root; Canadian Black snakeroot
Conservation status
| Louisiana rank | SNR |
|---|---|
| Global rank | G5 |
| LA status | Not verified |
| Federal status | Not verified |
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Sources
- USDA PLANTS
- Vascular Plants of North Carolina (NC Natural Heritage Program)
- Louisiana occurrence source
- Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
- Noori, Seltmann & Orr 2026, A curated and integrated dataset for exploring global bee-plant interactions (GloBI), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Smith, Bachelder, Russell, Morales, Mosher & Seltmann 2024, Bee-Specialization-Modeling v0.6.1 (specialist host table compiled from J. Fowler's pollen specialist bee lists), Zenodo, CC BY 4.0
- Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
- Narango, Tallamy & Shropshire 2020, Few keystone plant genera support the majority of Lepidoptera species, Nature Communications