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Maryland Black-snakeroot

Sanicula marilandica

Found in moist to moderately dry nutrient-rich forests. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Northern Tier edition What its natural habitat tells you

21
Good

Native to West Virginia. How scores work Is it native here?

Profile 88%

Height
1–4 feet
Light
Partial shade, Full shade, Full sun
Soil moisture
Dry to moist
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At a glance

Life cycle
Perennial
Bloom
May to June
Fruiting season
July to August

Not yet recorded · Spread · Leaves

Recorded in 7 West Virginia counties.

Natural habitats

Places it grows wild. Not a planting requirement. Each habitat page lists the plants and wildlife also found there.

Forests and woodlands

Forest or woodland where the source does not say how moist or dry.

All habitats

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

2CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including WV

Genus host records with ranges including WV · Sanicula

  • Herpetogramma pertextalisBold-Feathered Grass Moth
  • Agonopterix clemensella
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
0BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim
Flies 7
  • Brachystoma robertsonii
  • Clusia lateralis
  • Empis distans
  • Myospila meditabunda
  • Sapromyza longipennis
  • Sciara atrata
  • Siphona geniculata

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other wasps 2
  • Ancistrocerus tigris
  • Symmorphus debilis

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

Other insects 2
  • Corimelaena pulicaria
  • Lopidea media

Flower visits · Carlinville, Illinois, USA

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Adult butterflies / moths

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Apiaceae
Flower color
White or green
Fruit begins
July
Fruit ends
August

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Maryland Black Snakeroot

Conservation status

West Virginia rankS4
Global rankG5
WV statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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