Source: Bibliothèque Université Laval
Plant Names
Sanicula marilandica
Maryland Sanicle
Sanicle du Maryland
Synonyms
Maryland black-snakeroot
Plant Characteristics
Couleur de floraison: Blanc
Bloom Period: Jun - Jul
Hauteur max: 4,0 feet
Max Width: 2,0 feet (spreads by rhizome)
Light Condition:
Less than 2 or 3 hours of direct sun a day
Soil conditions:
Tolerates medium soil condition
Lifespan:
Vivace
des plantes qui reviennent année après année
Gardener Experience:
Ne se propage pas de manière incontrôlable
Spreads by rhizome
Self-seeding
Landscape Uses:
Suitable for school gardens
Suitable for woodland gardens
Ecological Benefits:
No ecological benefits information available.
Tolerates:
Tolerates limestone conditions
Tolerates transplantation
Special Features and Considerations:
This plant produces burs
Seed and plant distribution status
No seeds available for this plant.
Nous acceptions les semences de cette plante
Faits intéressants
Maryland Sanicle has clusters of tiny greenish-white flowers that bloom in early summer. It grows well in rich, moist deciduous forests and shaded native gardens. Flowers attract numerous small native bees, hoverflies, parasitic wasps, beetles, and other beneficial insects that help control garden pests. It is slow-growing and forms neat clumps. It does not spread aggressively and is excellent for woodland restoration.
Plant Location
Native to Ottawa region: Oui
Distribution according to VASCAN
Ephemeral
Native
Introduced
Excluded
Extirpated
Doubtful
Absent
Thrives in Ecozones
- Maritime de l'Atlantique
- Plaines boréales
- Cordillière montagnarde
- Bouclier boréal
- Cordillière boréale
- Maritime du Pacifique
- Plaines à forêts mixtes
Ecological Benefits
Butterflies Supported by Sanicula marilandica
No butterfly data available for this plant.
Specialized Bees Supported by Sanicula marilandica
No bee data available for this plant.
Complementary Plants
- No complementary plants found.
Substitute For Non-Native Plants
- Pistia stratiote (Water Lettuce)
- Urtica dioica (Stinging Nettle)
Sowing Information
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- Sowing depth: Surface sow
- Sow by January
- Stratification duration: 90 days
- Self-seeding
Harvesting and Seed Sharing
- Harvest start month: August
- Harvesting indicator:
- Berries are ripen and easily fall off or have fallen off
- Harvesting:
- Ouvrir la gousse, enlever les graines
- Seed viability test:
- Pas de test requis avant le don
- Packaging measure: A dozen (12) seeds (eyeball)
- Seed storage:
- Sécher à l'air dans un sac en papier ou contenant ouvert, pour quelques jours jusqu'à sec
- Secouer de temps à autre pour prévenir la moisissure
- Cultivar: No, you can donate without knowing the source as there are only straight species
- No harvesting video available at this time.
Toxicity Notes
Suspect toxic to mammals if ingested.
Canadensis