genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of plants in
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
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 plant ...
(or Umbelliferae), the same family to which the carrot and parsnip belong. This genus has about 45
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...
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 Black snakeroot may refer to:
*''Actaea racemosa
''Actaea racemosa'', the black cohosh, black bugbane, black snakeroot, rattle-top, or fairy candle ( syn. ''Cimicifuga racemosa''), is a species of flowering plant of the family Ranunculaceae. It ...
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Etymology
''Sanicula'' comes from ''sanus'', Latin for "healthy", reflecting the use of S. europaea in traditional remedies.
List of species
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Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants ...
accepted the following species:
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Sanicula arctopoides
''Sanicula arctopoides'' is a species of sanicle known commonly as footsteps of spring, bear's foot sanicle or yellow mats. It is a perennial herb found on the west coast of the United States and Canada, especially near the ocean. The branches ar ...
'' Hook. & Arn.
*'' Sanicula arguta'' Greene ex J.M.Coult. & Rose
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Sanicula astrantiifolia
''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 Ye ...
'' H.Wolff ex Kretschmer
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Sanicula azorica
''Sanicula azorica'', the Azores sanicle, (Portuguese: ''erva-do-capitão'') is a perennial plant in the family Apiaceae. It is endemic to the Azores, Portugal.
Description
''Sanicula azorica'' is a perennial plant with strongly cut leaves. It h ...
Sanicula bipinnatifida
''Sanicula bipinnatifida'' is a species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names purple sanicle, purple blacksnakeroot, and shoe buttons. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja ...
'' Douglas
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Sanicula canadensis
''Sanicula canadensis'', the Canadian blacksnakeroot, is a native plant of North America and a member of family Apiaceae. It is biennial or perennial, and spreads primarily by seed. It grows from 1 to 4.5 feet tall, and is found in mesic deci ...
'' L.
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Sanicula chinensis
''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 ...
'' Bunge
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Sanicula coerulescens
''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 Ye ...
'' Franch.
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Sanicula crassicaulis
''Sanicula crassicaulis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Pacific blacksnakeroot and Pacific sanicle. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California, where ...
'' Poepp. ex DC.
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Sanicula deserticola
''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 Ye ...
'' C.R.Bell
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Sanicula elata
''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 ...
'' Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
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Sanicula elongata
''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 ...
'' K.T.Fu
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Sanicula epipactis
''Sanicula epipactis'' ( syns ''Hacquetia epipactis'', ''Dondia epipactis'') is a species of flowering plant of the family Apiaceae, native to Europe. Under the synonym ''Hacquetia epipactis'', it was the only species in the monotypic genus ''Ha ...
Sanicula giraldii
''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.Wolff
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Sanicula graveolens
''Sanicula graveolens'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names northern sanicle and Sierra blacksnakeroot. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana to California, and souther ...
'' Poepp. ex DC.
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Sanicula hacquetioides
''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 ...
'' Franch.
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Sanicula hoffmannii
''Sanicula hoffmannii'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Hoffmann's blacksnakeroot and Hoffmann's sanicle. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the Channel Islands and a few ...
'' (Munz) R.H.Shan & Constance
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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
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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
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Sanicula laciniata
''Sanicula laciniata'' is a flowering plant species of in the family Apiaceae. Common names include coastal blacksnakeroot, laceleaf sanicle, and coast sanicle.
Distribution and ecology
The species is distributed along the Central and North Coas ...
'' Hook. & Arn.
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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
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Sanicula liberta
''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 Ye ...
'' Cham. & Schltdl.
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Sanicula marilandica
''Sanicula marilandica'', the Maryland sanicle or Maryland black snakeroot, is a flowering plant widespread in North America but rare along the Pacific coast of the continent and Texas. ''Sanicula marilandica'' is listed as Sensitive in Washingto ...
Sanicula odorata
''Sanicula odorata'', commonly called the clustered blacksnakeroot, is a flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is deri ...
'' (Raf.) Pryer & Phillippe
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Sanicula orthacantha
''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 Ye ...
'' S.Moore
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Sanicula oviformis
''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 Ye ...
'' X.T.Liu & Z.Y.Liu
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Sanicula peckiana
''Sanicula peckiana'' is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Peck's blacksnakeroot and Peck's sanicle. It is native to the Klamath Mountains of southern Oregon and far northern California, whe ...
Sanicula rugulosa
''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 Ye ...
'' Diels
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Sanicula sandwicensis
''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 ...
'' A.Gray
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Sanicula saxatilis
''Sanicula saxatilis'' is a rare species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common names devil's blacksnakeroot and rock sanicle.
Distribution
It is endemic to the eastern San Francisco Bay Area of California. It is known ...
'' Greene
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Sanicula serrata
''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 ...
'' H.Wolff
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Sanicula smallii
''Sanicula smallii'' is a flowering herb of the carrot family, Apiaceae. It is known by the common names Small's blacksnakeroot or southern snakeroot. It is found throughout the southeastern United States.
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'' E.P.Bicknell
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Sanicula tienmuensis
''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 Ye ...
'' R.H.Shan & Constance
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Sanicula tracyi
''Sanicula tracyi'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Tracy's blacksnakeroot and Tracy's sanicle. It is endemic to northwestern California, where it is known from woodlands and coniferous forest ...
'' R.H.Shan & Constance
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Sanicula trifoliata
''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 Ye ...
'' E.P.Bicknell
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Sanicula tuberculata
''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 Ye ...
'' Maxim.
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Sanicula tuberosa
''Sanicula tuberosa'' is a species of flowering plant in the parsley family known by the common name turkey pea. It is native to western North America from Oregon through California to Baja California, where it can be found in many types of habi ...
'' Torr.
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Sanicula uralensis
''Sanicula uralensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the black snakeroot genus '' Sanicula'', family Apiaceae. Native to western Siberia, it prefers to live in wetter areas in the undergrowth of both deciduous and coniferous mountain forest ...