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.

Etymology

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

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

↑ 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.
↑ "Garden Club of America". Bulletin: 10. 1933.

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