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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Sanicula canadensis var. grandis
FAMILY
Apiaceae
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Styles about 1.5 x as long as calyx, inconspicuously exserted from between calyx lobes and recurved; umbellets usually polygamous, rarely some staminate only... Learn more from Pryer & Philippe (1989).
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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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).
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_062421hayesville25
June Clay County NC
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_062421hayesville27
June Clay County NC
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Stephanie C. Brundage scb_062421hayesville29
June Clay County NC
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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
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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