Sanicula smallii
| Sanicula smallii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Sanicula |
| Species: | S. smallii
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| Binomial name | |
| Sanicula smallii E.P.Bicknell (1897)
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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]
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
- ^ NRCS. "Sanicula smallii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "Sanicula smallii". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Sanicula smallii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sanicula smallii at Wikispecies