Description
This native perennial grows up to 2 feet tall. The erect stems are reddish-purple at their base and at the leaf axils. The upper leaves have 3-5 deeply cut and toothed leaflets which surround the stem (A). The tiny, greenish-yellow flowers form globular heads on long stalks (B). The fruits are oval and covered with bristles. Identified by the small greenish-yellow flower heads on long stalks. The other Black Snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis) has fewer and even smaller, greenish-white flowers.

Occurrence
Found along trails in open woodlands, flowering from May through July. In Fontenelle Forest, common on upland trails, for instance on Hackberry Trail. At Neale Woods, common along lower Paw Paw Trail.

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