A synopsis of the genus Sanicula (Apiaceae) in eastern Canada

Abstract

A synopsis of the genus Sanicula in eastern Canada is presented. Four species and two varieties of these native woodland umbellifers are recognized. A key to the taxa, pertinent synonymy, comparative descriptions of diagnostic characters, and notes on the taxonomy, distribution, habitat, and rare status are provided. Illustrations of umbellet and fruit morphology, eastern Canadian dot maps, and North American range maps are also included for each taxon. The name S. canadensis L. var. grandis Fem. is revived, but it now represents a differently circumscribed taxon from that described by Femald. Sanicula odorata (Raf.) Pryer & Phillipe, which is neotypified here, must replace the long-accepted name S. gregaria E. P. Bicknell.