Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Apiales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
smallii
ID:
1068650

Status:
valid

Authors:
E.P.Bicknell

Source:
tro

Year:
1897

Citation Micro:
Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 24(12): 578. 1897 [30 Dec 1897]

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001067988



Common Names

  • Small's Sanicula
  • Small's Sanicula Plant
  • Sanicula smallii


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Description

Sanicula smallii (also called Small's sanicle, among many other common names) is a perennial herbaceous plant native to North America. It has a single stem that grows up to 1 m tall, with alternate, compound leaves. The flowers are small and white and are clustered in umbels. It grows in moist habitats such as swamps, marshes, and wet meadows.

Uses & Benefits

Sanicula smallii is a medicinal herb that has been used for centuries to treat a variety of ailments. It is believed to have anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and analgesic properties. It can also be used to make tea and as a flavoring in cooking.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

The flower of Sanicula smallii is white and has five petals. The seed is small and round-shaped. The seedling has a single, long, narrow leaf.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Sanicula smallii can be propagated by seed, division, or cuttings. The seeds should be sown in spring or autumn in a cold frame and the seedlings should be potted up into individual pots when they are large enough to handle. Division can be done in early spring or autumn. Larger clumps can be divided using two forks to ease them apart. Cuttings of side shoots can be taken in spring or summer and rooted in a cold frame. The plants can be planted out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts.

Where to Find Sanicula smallii

Sanicula smallii can be found in the western United States and Canada, from British Columbia to California and east to Montana and Wyoming.

Species in the Sanicula genus

Sanicula deserticola, Sanicula elata, Sanicula epipactis, Sanicula crassicaulis, Sanicula azorica, Sanicula kaiensis, Sanicula liberta, Sanicula mariversa, Sanicula graveolens, Sanicula europaea, Sanicula uralensis, Sanicula hoffmannii, Sanicula marilandica, Sanicula rubriflora, Sanicula arctopoides, Sanicula arguta, Sanicula bipinnata, Sanicula bipinnatifida, Sanicula canadensis, Sanicula kauaiensis, Sanicula laciniata, Sanicula maritima, Sanicula peckiana, Sanicula purpurea, Sanicula sandwicensis, Sanicula saxatilis, Sanicula smallii, Sanicula tracyi, Sanicula trifoliata, Sanicula tuberosa, Sanicula chinensis, Sanicula odorata, Sanicula tienmusis, Sanicula rugulosa, Sanicula astrantiifolia, Sanicula tuberculata, Sanicula hacquetioides, Sanicula tienmuensis, Sanicula serrata, Sanicula elongata, Sanicula coerulescens, Sanicula petagnioides, Sanicula lamelligera, Sanicula orthacantha, Sanicula giraldii, Sanicula pengshuiensis, Sanicula oviformis,

Species in the Apiaceae family

Aciphylla anomala, Aciphylla aurea, Aciphylla cartilaginea, Aciphylla colensoi, Aciphylla congesta, Aciphylla crenulata, Aciphylla crosby-smithii, Aciphylla cuthbertiana, Aciphylla dieffenbachii, Aciphylla dissecta, Aciphylla divisa, Aciphylla dobsonii, Aciphylla ferox, Aciphylla flexuosa, Aciphylla glacialis, Aciphylla glaucescens, Aciphylla gracilis, Aciphylla hectori, Aciphylla hookeri, Aciphylla horrida, Aciphylla indurata, Aciphylla inermis, Aciphylla kirkii, Aciphylla latibracteata, Aciphylla lecomtei, Aciphylla leighii, Aciphylla lyallii, Aciphylla monroi, Aciphylla montana, Aciphylla multisecta, Aciphylla pinnatifida, Aciphylla polita, Aciphylla poppelwellii, Aciphylla scott-thomsonii, Aciphylla similis, Aciphylla simplex, Aciphylla simplicifolia, Aciphylla spedeni, Aciphylla squarrosa, Aciphylla stannensis, Aciphylla subflabellata, Aciphylla takahea, Aciphylla traillii, Aciphylla traversii, Aciphylla trifoliolata, Aciphylla verticillata, Acronema alpinum, Acronema astrantiifolium, Acronema brevipedicellatum, Acronema bryophilum,

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