OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae   Go to FSUS key


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

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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JK Marlow    jkm210406_9186

April    Greenville County    SC

Blackwell Heritage Preserve

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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    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

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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 (4/24/22):
Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Apiaceae

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

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
White/ Greenish
Bisexual or staminate, usually in the same umbel
5-merous
Inferior ovary

Umbellets with 4-6 flowers: 3 perfect, 1-3 staminate

FRUIT:
Summer
Schizocarp of two mericarps

 

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