Sanicula trifoliata - (image 1 of 3)
Taxonomy
Family: Apiaceae
Habitat
Rich woods.
Associates
Distribution
VT and Quebec to southern WI and northeast IA, south to NC and TN.
Morphology
Fibrous-rooted biennial; leaves 3-parted, leaflets coarsely and doubly serrate to incised, the lateral leaflets often deeply lobed; flowers white, staminate flowers 2-7 per umbellet, on slender pedicels and exceeding the bristles of the fruit; sepals at maturity connivent into a beak and much exceeding the bristles of the fruit; fruits sessile.
Notes
Flowers June to August
Wetland indicator: NA
This species is similar to S. canadensis which differs in that the sepals of the fruit are inconspicuous (0.6-1.5 mm) and do not exceed the bristles of the fruit at maturity; in addition S. candensis has staminate flowers that or more or less sessile, a characteristic that can be useful for identification if the fruits are not mature.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
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