Sanicula

Sanicula
Sanicula europaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:
Genus:	Sanicula L.
Species
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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.

Etymology[]

Sanicula comes from sanus, Latin for "healthy", reflecting the use of S. europaea in traditional remedies.^[2]

List of species[]

• Sanicula arctopoides, Footsteps of spring, bear's foot sanicle.
• Sanicula arguta, Sharp-toothed sanicle.
• Sanicula azorica, Azores sanicle.
• Sanicula bipinnata, Poison sanicle.
• Sanicula bipinnatifida, Purple sanicle.
• Sanicula canadensis, Black sanicle.
• Sanicula crassicaulis, Gambleweed, Pacific sanicle.
• Sanicula europaea, Sanicle.
• Sanicula graveolens, Sierra sanicle.
• Sanicula hoffmannii, Hoffmann's black snakeroot.
• Sanicula laciniata, Coast sanicle.
• Sanicula marilandica, Maryland sanicle.
• Sanicula maritima, Adobe sanicle.
• Sanicula mariversa, Waianae Range black snakeroot.
• Sanicula odorata, Yellow-flowered sanicle, fragrant snakeroot.
• Sanicula peckiana, Peck's sanicle.
• Sanicula purpurea, Purpleflower black snakeroot.
• , Hawaii black snakeroot.
• Sanicula saxatilis, Rock sanicle.
• Sanicula smallii, Small's blacksnakeroot.
• Sanicula tracyi, Tracy's black snakeroot.
• , Large-fruited sanicle.
• Sanicula tuberosa, Turkey pea.
• Sanicula uralensis

References[]

External links[]

• UC CalPhotos gallery of Sanicula species
• CalFlora Database: Sanicula species native to California
• Zipcodezoo.com: Sanicula photos + taxonomy — with distribution map link.
• Media related to Sanicula at Wikimedia Commons