Canadian black snakeroot
(Sanicula canadensis)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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The number of leaflets on the basal and lower stem leaves of black snakeroots (Sanicula spp.) is an important identifying feature. However, the lateral leaflets are often deeply lobed, often to the base, appearing to be two separate leaflets. |
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Taxonomy |
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| Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
| Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
| Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
| Class | Magnoliopsida (dicots) | ||
| Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Apiales (carrots, ivies, and allies) | ||
| Suborder | Apiineae | ||
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Apiaceae (carrots) | ||
| Subfamily | Saniculoideae | ||
| Tribe | Saniculeae | ||
Genus |
Sanicula (sanicle) | ||
National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) places the genera Eryngium and Sanicula in the tribe Saniculeae in the the subfamily Apioideae. Germplasm Resource Information Network (GRIN) places the genera within the same tribe Saniculeae in the subfamily Saniculoideae. ITIS does not recognize either the subfamily or the tribe. The APG IV system on the Angiosperm Phylogeny Website by the Missouri Botanical Garden (MOBOT) also places the two genera in the subfamily Saniculoideae. At least two recent molecular DNA studies of the subfamily Saniculeae maintain the placement of both genera within the subfamily Saniculoideae. No discussion of moving the genera could be found. If the placement in the subfamily Apioideae is an error, that error is repeated by Wikipedia on both Eryngium and Sanicula pages. |
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Subordinate Taxa |
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Canadian black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis) long-styled black snakeroot (Sanicula canadensis var. grandis) |
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Common Names |
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Canadian black snakeroot Canadian black-snakeroot Canadian blacksnakeroot short-styled sanicle |
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