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. [1]
Species
See text.
Synonyms [1]
AulosolenaKoso-Pol. DiapensiaHill, nom. illeg. DondiaSpreng., nom. illeg. DondisiaRchb. HacquetiaNeck. ex DC. HesperogetonKoso-Pol. TricliniumRaf.

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

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) (No direct link: click "June 2005 Tuberous Sanicle (Sanicula tuberosa)" in the left-hand sidebar.) Author: Michael Wood. Retrieved 9/9/09.
3. 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