Sanicula smallii

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Sanicula smallii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Genus: Sanicula
Species:
S. smallii
Binomial name
Sanicula smallii
E.P.Bicknell (1897)

Sanicula smallii is a flowering herb of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is known by the common names Small's blacksnakeroot or southern snakeroot. [1] It is found throughout the southeastern United States. [2]

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Description

S. smallii is a perennial. It often reaches a height between 2 and 8 decimeters (7.8 to 31.5 inches). Leaves may be suborbicular to ovate in shape are 5 to 20 centimeters (approximately 2 to 8 inches) long. Individuals produce flowers that are white, yellow, or greenish in color. [3]

Habitat

Within the United States' Coastal Plain, this species has been observed growing in habitats such as deciduous woodlands, mixed pine-hardwood forests, and areas with loamy soil. [4]

References

  1. ↑ NRCS. "Sanicula smallii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sanicula smallii". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 25 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Radford, Albert E., Harry E. Ahles, and C. Ritchie Bell. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. 1964, 1968. The University of North Carolina Press. 767. Print.
  4. ↑ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: October 2015. Collectors:Loran C. Anderson, Patricia Elliot, R.K. Godfrey, H. Kurz, Richard S. Mitchell, Lovett Williams, Lovett Williams Jr. States and Counties: Florida:  Calhoun, Franklin, Gadsden, Jackson, Leon, Liberty, Walton.


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