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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sanicula canadensis var. grandis   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Sanicula canadensis var. grandis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Sanicula canadensis var. grandis

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

Sanicula canadensis var. grandis

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

Sanicula canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis

 

COMMON NAME:
Large Sanicle, Long-styled Canada Sanicle, Large Black-snakeroot


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image of Sanicula canadensis var. grandis, Large Sanicle, Long-styled Canada Sanicle, Large Black-snakeroot

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

        

Polygamous umbellet w pedicellate mature fruits & staminate flwrs. Styles ~ 1.5x long as calyx, per A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada (Pryer & Phillippe, 1989).

image of Sanicula canadensis var. grandis, Large Sanicle, Long-styled Canada Sanicle, Large Black-snakeroot

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_062421hayesville25

June    Clay County    NC

image of Sanicula canadensis var. grandis, Large Sanicle, Long-styled Canada Sanicle, Large Black-snakeroot

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_062421hayesville27

June    Clay County    NC

image of Sanicula canadensis var. grandis, Large Sanicle, Long-styled Canada Sanicle, Large Black-snakeroot

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_062421hayesville29

June    Clay County    NC

image of Sanicula canadensis var. grandis, Large Sanicle, Long-styled Canada Sanicle, Large Black-snakeroot

Stephanie C. Brundage    scb_062421hayesville31

June    Clay County    NC

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Sanicula canadensis var. grandis   FAMILY Apiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Sanicula canadensis var. grandis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Sanicula canadensis var. grandis

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

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

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

 

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4266

Forb
Biennial

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

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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

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

Umbellets usually polygamous (with 4-6 flowers: 3 bisexual and others staminate), rarely some staminate only

FRUIT:
Summer
Schizocarp of two mericarps

 

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