''Sanicula'' is a

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of plants in

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Apiaceae Apiaceae () or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium,'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot, or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering p ...

(or Umbelliferae), the same family to which the

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and

parsnip The parsnip (''Pastinaca sativa'') is a root vegetable closely related to carrot and parsley, all belonging to the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long taproot has cream-colored skin an ...

belong. This genus has about 45

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worldwide, with at least 22 in North America.Focus on Rarities (from the monthly Yerba Buena Chapter Newsletter

(No direct link: click "June 2005 Tuberous Sanicle (Sanicula tuberosa)" in the left-hand sidebar.) Author: Michael Wood. Retrieved 9/9/09. 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.

List of species

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accepted the following species: *'' Sanicula arctopoides'' Hook. & Arn. *'' Sanicula arguta'' Greene ex J.M.Coult. & Rose *'' Sanicula astrantiifolia'' H.Wolff ex Kretschmer *'' Sanicula azorica'' Guthnick ex Seub. *'' Sanicula bipinnata'' Hook. & Arn. *'' Sanicula bipinnatifida'' Douglas *'' Sanicula canadensis'' L. *'' Sanicula chinensis'' Bunge *'' Sanicula coerulescens'' Franch. *'' Sanicula crassicaulis'' Poepp. ex DC. *'' Sanicula deserticola'' C.R.Bell *'' Sanicula elata'' Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don *'' Sanicula elongata'' K.T.Fu *'' Sanicula epipactis'' (Scop.) E.H.L.Krause *'' Sanicula europaea'' L. *'' Sanicula giraldii'' H.Wolff *'' Sanicula graveolens'' Poepp. ex DC. *'' Sanicula hacquetioides'' Franch. *'' Sanicula hoffmannii'' (Munz) R.H.Shan & Constance *''

Sanicula kaiensis ''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 45 species worldwide, with at least 22 in North America.Focus on Rarities (from the monthly Yerb ...

'' Makino & Hisauti *''

Sanicula kauaiensis ''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 45 species worldwide, with at least 22 in North America.Focus on Rarities (from the monthly Yerb ...

'' H.St.John *'' Sanicula laciniata'' Hook. & Arn. *''

Sanicula lamelligera ''Sanicula'' is a genus of plants in Family (biology), family Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae), the same family to which the carrot and parsnip belong. This genus has about 45 species worldwide, with at least 22 in North America.Focus on Rarities (fro ...

'' Hance *'' Sanicula liberta'' Cham. & Schltdl. *'' Sanicula marilandica'' L. *'' Sanicula maritima'' Kellogg ex S.Watson *'' Sanicula mariversa'' Nagata & S.M.Gon *'' Sanicula moranii'' P.Vargas, Constance & B.G.Baldwin *'' Sanicula odorata'' (Raf.) Pryer & Phillippe *'' Sanicula orthacantha'' S.Moore *'' Sanicula oviformis'' X.T.Liu & Z.Y.Liu *'' Sanicula peckiana'' J.F.Macbr. *'' Sanicula purpurea'' H.St.John & Hosaka *'' Sanicula rubriflora'' F.Schmidt *'' Sanicula rugulosa'' Diels *'' Sanicula sandwicensis'' A.Gray *'' Sanicula saxatilis'' Greene *'' Sanicula serrata'' H.Wolff *'' Sanicula smallii'' E.P.Bicknell *'' Sanicula tienmuensis'' R.H.Shan & Constance *'' Sanicula tracyi'' R.H.Shan & Constance *'' Sanicula trifoliata'' E.P.Bicknell *'' Sanicula tuberculata'' Maxim. *'' Sanicula tuberosa'' Torr. *'' Sanicula uralensis'' Kleopow ex Kamelin, Czubarov & Shmakov

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''. * {{Authority control Apioideae genera Flora of Northern America Negligibly senescent organisms Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus