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Sanicula bipinnatifida Douglas ex Hook.
purple sanicle
Apiaceae

Introduction to Vascular Plants

Distribution of Sanicula bipinnatifida
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Species Information

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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

General:
Perennial herb from a taproot; stems erect, 10-60 cm tall, branching.

Leaves:
Basal and lower stem leaves pinnately divided, toothed or with a winged and toothed leaf axis, the stalks sharply toothed, the blades 4-13 cm long, 3-12 cm wide.

Flowers:
Inflorescence of several to many compact headlike umbels; flowers purple; involucel inconspicuous, of 6-8 lanceolate bractlets.

Fruits:
Egg-shaped to subglobose, 3-6 mm long, covered with stout, hooked prickles.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Habitat / Range

Mesic to dry meadows and woodlands in the lowland zone; rare on SE Vancouver Island; S to CA and MX.

Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia

Similar Species

In B.C., Sanicula bipinnatifida has an erect form, no involucel, and purple flowers, whereas Sanicula arctopoides is prostrate and has distinct involucels and yellow flowers. S. bipinnatifida has purple flowers and slightly shorter stems than Sanicula crassicaulis, which has yellow flowers and grows over a broader range of habitat than S. bipinnatifida.

Source: British Columbia Conservation Data Centre

Ecology

Ecological Framework for Sanicula bipinnatifida

The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)

Site Information	Value / Class
Site Information	Minimum	Average	Maximum
Elevation (metres)	20	23	27
Slope Gradient (%)	0	9	18
Aspect (degrees) [0 - N; 90 - E; 180 - S; 270 - W]	157	157	157
Soil Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric]	2	2	2
Modal Nutrient Regime Class	D
Number of field plots species was recorded in:	2
Modal BEC Zone Class	CDF
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in:	CDF(2)
Source: Klinkenberg 2020

Climate

The climate type for this species, as reported in the: "British Columbia plant species codes and selected attributes. Version 6 Database" (Meidinger et al. 2008), is cool mesothermal.

Status Information

Origin Status	Provincial Status	BC List (Red Blue List)	COSEWIC
Native	S2	Red	T (May 2001)

BC Ministry of Environment: BC Species and Ecosystems Explorer, the authoritative source for conservation information in British Columbia.

Synonyms and Alternate Names

Sanicula bipinnatifida var. flava Jeps.

Taxonomic and Nomenclatural Links

Genetic information (NCBI Taxonomy Database)
International Plant Names Index
Taxonomic Information from the World Flora Online
Integrated Taxonomic Information System

Additional Range and Status Information Links

Burke Museum of Natural History (Washington State records)
CalFlora
Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria records
Jepson Interchange
NatureServe Explorer
USDA

Additional Photo Sources

UBC Herbarium Scanned Collection Record
Images From CalPhoto
UT Austin's Native Plant Database
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General References

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Family References
General Botanical References for BC

Recommended citation: Author, Date. Page title. In Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor) 2020. E-Flora BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia [eflora.bc.ca]. Lab for Advanced Spatial Analysis, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, Vancouver. [Accessed: 2024-12-13 3:23:22 AM ]

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