Table 3 Collecting information for the nine taxa of Sanicula L. and one species of Eryngium L. sequenced in the study

Eryngium L

E. foetidum

Kunming, Yunnan

H.M. Li 1175 (NAS)

102° 42′ 34″/25° 2′ 47″

Sanicula L

S. caerulescens

Jinyun Mountain, Beibei, Chongqing

H.M. Li & W. Zhou 1005 (NAS)

106°23′18"/29°50′22"

S. hacquetiodes

Dêqên County, Dêqên, Yunnan

L. Wang, H.M. Li & T. Li 3785 (NAS)

98° 45′ 37"/28° 4′ 23"

S. orthacantha var. brevispina

Mount Emei, Emeishan, Sichuan

H.M. Li & W. Zhou 1054 (NAS)

103°19′57″/29°31′11″

S. tienmuensis

Mount Tianmu, Lin'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

H.M. Li & L. Zhao 1116 (NAS)

119°25′/30°20′

S. chinensis

Linggu Temple, Nanjing, Jiangsu

H.M. Li & M. Chen 1000 (NAS)

118° 52′ 48″/32° 3′ 18″

S. flavovirens

Mount Dapan,Pan'an, Jinhua, Zhejiang

H.M. Li & L. Zhao 1118 (NAS)

120°32′8"/28°58′51"

S. giraldii

Near Laoyu River, Zhouzhi, Xi'an, Shaanxi

H.M. Li & C.F. Song 1180 (NAS)

113°12′40"/34°0′5"

S. lamelligera

Mount Tianmu, Lin'an County, Hangzhou, Zhejiang

H.M. Li & W. Zhou 1115 (NAS)

30°19′59.49"/119°27′0.91"

S. orthacantha

Mount Lu, Jiujiang, Jiangxi

H.M. Li, Y.S. Zhang & Y. Xu 1109 (NAS)

115°52′/29°26′