subfamily
Saniculoideae
Saniculoideae
Field notes
Saniculoideae is a subfamily of plants containing genera including Sanicula, Astrantia, and Eryngium. It has a bipolar distribution but is better represented in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Top native Saniculoideae All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Clustered Sanicle
Sanicula odorata
caterpillars
3
bees
1
food
2
flowers
30
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Small's Sanicle
Sanicula smallii
caterpillars
3
bees
1
flowers
6
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Black Snakeroot
Sanicula canadensis
caterpillars
2
bees
1
food
1
flowers
21
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Maryland Sanicle
Sanicula marilandica
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
40
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Large-fruited Sanicle
Sanicula trifoliata
caterpillars
2
bees
1
flowers
6
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Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium yuccifolium
caterpillars
2
food
19
flowers
286
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Marsh Rattlesnake Master
Eryngium aquaticum
caterpillars
2
food
1
flowers
58
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Pacific Sanicle
Sanicula crassicaulis
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
2
flowers
27
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Purple Sanicle
Sanicula bipinnatifida
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
12
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Laceleaf Sanicle
Sanicula laciniata
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
2
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Tuberous Sanicle
Sanicula tuberosa
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Poison Sanicle
Sanicula bipinnata
caterpillars
1
food
1
flowers
2
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Creeping Eryngo
Eryngium prostratum
caterpillars
1
flowers
35
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Leavenworth's Eryngo
Eryngium leavenworthii
caterpillars
1
flowers
33
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Blueflower Eryngo
Eryngium integrifolium
caterpillars
1
flowers
31