Sanicula canadensis Linnaeus var. floridana (E.P. Bicknell) H. Wolff. Section: Sanicula. Common name: Florida Sanicle, Florida Snakeroot. Phenology: Apr-May; Jun-Jul. Habitat: Dry-mesic to mesic, sandy forests, often associated with Fagus grandifolia (and southward Magnolia grandiflora). Distribution: Se. VA south to c. peninsular FL, west to TX, in the Coastal Plain.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Additional differences between var. floridana and var. canadensis should be investigated. They may not be worthy of taxonomic differentiation.
Synonymy ⓘ: = F, G; = Sanicula floridana E.P.Bicknell — S, S13, Bicknell (1897); < Sanicula canadensis L. — C, Fl7, MC, RAB, Tn, Va, WH3; < Sanicula canadensis L. var. canadensis — FNA13, K4. Basionym: Sanicula floridana E.P.Bicknell 1897
Links to other floras: < Sanicula canadensis var. canadensis - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 2
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