Apiaceae

Maryland sanicle

Sanicula marilandica L.

Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Sanicula

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Maryland sanicle (Sanicula marilandica) — FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Maryland sanicle

Synonyms

Caucalis marilandica Crantz
Sanicula canadensis var. marilandica (L.) Hitchc.
Sanicula marilandica var. borealis Fernald
Sanicula marilandica var. marilandica
Sanicula marilandica var. petiolulata Fernald
Sanicula marylandica DC.
Triclinium marilandica Raf.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mary Krieger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Kallum McDonald, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Étienne Lacroix-Carignan, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Superior National Forest, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ayotte, Gilles, 1948-, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.