Sanicula smallii

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Sanicula smallii
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Red Pencil Icon.png
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

Sanicula smallii is a flowering plant known by the common name Small's blacksnakeroot. [1] It is found throughout the southeastern United States and in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

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References

  1. "Sanicula smallii". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA . Retrieved 30 October 2015.