''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 in hills and mountains. It is a
perennial herb
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producing a slender stem up to about 60 centimeters tall from a
taproot. The leaves are compound, divided into usually three leaflets which are deeply cut into lobes and serrated along the edges. The herbage is green to purple in color. The
inflorescence is made up of one or more
heads
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of
bisexual
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and
male-only flowers with tiny, curving, yellow petals. The fruits are 2 or 3 millimeters long, each fruit covered in bumpy tubercles and sometimes with prickles near the tip.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants ProfilePhoto gallery
tracyi
Endemic flora of California
Taxa named by Lincoln Constance
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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