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Small's Blacksnakeroot (Sanicula smallii E.P. Bicknell)

Also known as Small's sanicle.

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↑Summary

The only perennial Sanicula in the eastern US, found in the southeast.

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Legend	Color
Native
Extirpated
Native or Not Present

This map is based on our research. We have checked its accuracy to Level 3 ecoregions. Although this plant occurs somewhere in each of these regions, it may only occur in a small part of some or all of them.

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↑Habitat

Found in rich woods in mesic to dry-mesic conditions, including oak-hickory forest, mixed pine-hardwood forests, and rich mesic forests on steep, shaded ravines, including on calcareous slopes. Also found on locally well-drained sites in bottomland woods. Usually found on sites with well-developed soils and abundant leaf litter, but tolerates a wide range of soil pH.

↑Links & External Resources

• Sanicula smallii (Small's blacksnakeroot) | USDA PLANTS Database (About This Site)

• Small's Blacksnakeroot | iNaturalist (About This Site)

• Sanicula smallii | Biota of North America Project (BONAP) (About This Site)

• Sanicula smallii E.P.Bicknell | Plants of the World Online (POWO) (About This Site)

• Sanicula smallii | NatureServe Explorer (About This Site)

• Sanicula smallii | Missouri Plants (About This Site)

• Sanicula smallii Bickn. (Small's Snakeroot, Small's Sanicle) | Digital Atlas of the Virginia Flora (About This Site)