Sanicula

Sanicula
	Sanicula europaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Saniculeae
Genus:	Sanicula; L.
Species
	See text.
Synonyms
	Aulosolena Koso-Pol. ; Diapensia Hill, nom. illeg. ; Dondia Spreng., nom. illeg. ; Dondisia Rchb. ; Hacquetia Neck. ex DC. ; Hesperogeton Koso-Pol. ; Triclinium Raf. ;

Sanicula is a genus of plants in family Apiaceae (or Umbelliferae),^[1] the same family to which the carrot and parsnip belong. This genus has about 45 species worldwide, with at least 22 in North America.^[2] 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.^[3]

List of species

As of December 2022^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[1]

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 Makino & Hisauti
Sanicula kauaiensis H.St.John
Sanicula laciniata Hook. & Arn.
Sanicula lamelligera 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sanicula L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
^ Focus on Rarities (from the monthly Yerba Buena Chapter Newsletter) [1] (No direct link: click "June 2005 Tuberous Sanicle (Sanicula tuberosa)" in the left-hand sidebar.) Author: Michael Wood. Retrieved 9/9/09.
^ America, Garden Club of (1933). "Garden Club of America". Bulletin: 10.

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

[POWO_325956-2-1] "Sanicula L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-24.

[2] Focus on Rarities (from the monthly Yerba Buena Chapter Newsletter) [1] (No direct link: click "June 2005 Tuberous Sanicle (Sanicula tuberosa)" in the left-hand sidebar.) Author: Michael Wood. Retrieved 9/9/09.

[GCA33-3] America, Garden Club of (1933). "Garden Club of America". Bulletin: 10.

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