Sanicula smallii

Salvia azurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class:	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae ⁄ Umbelliferae
Genus:	Sanicula
Species:	S. smallii
Binomial name
Sanicula smallii E.P. Bicknell
Natural range of Sanicula smallii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Small's blacksnakeroot

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, S. smallii has been found in oak-hickory woodlands; loamy soil of steep, shaded ravines; a shell mound within an otherwise low floodplain; deciduous woodlands; mixed pine-hardwood forests; and rich calcareous slopes (FSU Herbarium). Associated species include Arisaema, Conopholis, Toxicodendron, Diospyros virginiana, Berchemia, Carya, Sabal palmetto, Aesculus pavia, Amorpha fruticosa, Fagus, Magnolia, and Quercus (FSU Herbarium). Substrate types include loam, sandy humus, loamy soil, and shell mounds (FSU Herbarium).

Phenology

Flowers and fruits have appeared in April and May (FSU Herbarium).

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: Collectors: States and Counties: Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.