Sanicula

Sanicula
Sanicula europaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Sanicula L.
Species
See text.

Sanicula is a genus of plants in family Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae), the same family to which the carrot and parsnip belong. This genus has about 40 species worldwide, with 22 in North America.^[1] The common names usually include the terms sanicle or black snakeroot.

List of species

• S. arctopoides, Footsteps of spring, Bear's foot sanicle.
• S. arguta, Sharp-toothed sanicle.
• S. bipinnata, Poison sanicle.
• S. bipinnatifida, Purple sanicle.
• S. canadensis, Black sanicle.
• S. crassicaulis, Gambleweed, Pacific sanicle.
• S. europaea, Sanicle.
• S. graveolens, Sierra sanicle.
• S. gregaria, Common snakeroot.
• S. hoffmannii, Hoffmann's black snakeroot.
• S. laciniata, Coast sanicle.
• S. marilandica, Maryland sanicle.
• S. maritima, Adobe sanicle.
• S. mariversa, Waianae Range black snakeroot.
• S. odorata, Yellow-flowered sanicle, fragrant snakeroot.
• S. peckiana, Peck's sanicle.
• S. purpurea, Purpleflower black snakeroot.
• S. sandwicensis, (Gray) Hawaii black snakeroot.
• S. saxatilis, Rock sanicle.
• S. tracyi, Tracy's black snakeroot.
• S. trifoliata, Large-fruited sanicle.
• S. tuberosa, Turkey pea.

References

1. Focus on Rarities (from the monthly Yerba Buena Chapter Newsletter) http://www.cnps-yerbabuena.org/experience/focus_on_rarities.html (No direct link: click "June 2005 Tuberous Sanicle (Sanicula tuberosa)" in the left-hand sidebar.) Author: Michael Wood. Retrieved 9/9/09.

External links

• Sanicula at the PLANTS database.
• Photos of species.
• Sanicula overview, photos, and taxonomy at http://zipcodezoo.com/key/plantae/Sanicula_Genus.asp with a link to a distribution map.