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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae   Go to FSUS key



INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989)

Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-03-003:

Sanicula canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Sanicula canadensis

 

COMMON NAME:
Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot


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Susan Laurie-Bourque in Pryer & Phillippe (1989)    slb_s_canadensis_can_a

        

Polygamous umbellet with pedicellate mature fruits and staminate flowers, per A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989).

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

Susan Laurie-Bourque in Pryer & Phillippe (1989)    slb_s_canadensis_can_b

        

Style shorter than sepals; inconspicuous sepals straight and about equalling uppermost bristles, per A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989).

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

Susan Laurie-Bourque in Pryer & Phillippe (1989)    slb_s_canadensis_can_c

        

Bases of fruit bristles dilated, ridged, and often minutely papillose, per A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989).

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

JK Marlow    jkm210406_9186

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

JK Marlow    jkm060506_005

May    Oconee County    SC

Clemson Forest

Umbellets with 4-6 flowers: 3 perfect, 1-3 staminate, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

JK Marlow    jkm0407f_12

July    Greenville County    SC

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

JK Marlow    jkm230717_4483

July    Greenville County    SC

Landrum Watershed

Plant a biennial, from slender, fibrous roots, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

JK Marlow    jkm120829_114

August    Greenville County    SC

Leaves thin, light green, segments of basal and lower cauline leaves usually 5, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

JK Marlow    s050911_a

September    Greenville County    SC

Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area

image of Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis, Canada Sanicle, Black Snakeroot, Canadian Black-snakeroot

Steve Marlow    snm090112_012

September    Greenville County    SC

Fruit pedicellate, bristles in indistinct rows w swollen bases [& hooked tips], per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989)
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 140-03-003:
Sanicula canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Sanicula canadensis

 

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1315

Forb
Biennial

Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common (uncommon in Coastal Plain)

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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 5 leaflets (usually)
Alternate & basal

FLOWER:
Spring
Greenish-white
5-merous
Inferior ovary
Bisexual or staminate, usually in the same umbel

Umbellets polygamous (with 4-6 flowers: 3 bisexual and others staminate)

FRUIT:
Summer
Schizocarp of two mericarps

 

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