Sanicula crassicaulis
| Sanicula crassicaulis | |
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| var. tripartita | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Sanicula |
| Species: | S. crassicaulis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sanicula crassicaulis | |
Sanicula crassicaulis is a species of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common names Pacific black-snakeroot[1] and Pacific sanicle.
Description[edit]
It is a perennial herb producing a thick stem up to 1.2 meters tall from a taproot. The leaves have blades up to 13 centimeters long which are divided into a few deep lobes and edged with small teeth. The inflorescence is made up of one or more heads of bisexual and male-only flowers with tiny, curving, yellow petals (var. tripartita flowers may range from yellow, brown, or purple). Each head has approximately five leaflike, lance-shaped bracts at its base. The rounded fruits are a few millimeters long, covered in curving prickles, and borne in small clusters.[2]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
Sanicula crassicaulis is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia to Baja California, where it can be found in many types of habitat, including mountain slopes, grassland, and woodlands.[3][4]
Taxonomy[edit]
There are two varieties:[5][6]
- Sanicula crassicaulis var. crassicaulis (Poepp. ex. DC.) – Pacific sanicle – British Columbia to California; west of the Cascades and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington.[6]
- Sanicula crassicaulis var. tripartita (Suksdorf) H. Wolff – Three-parted Pacific sanicle – southwestern British Columbia to Klickitat County in Washington; west of the Cascades and east in the Columbia River Gorge in Washington.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sanicula crassicaulis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "E-Flora BC Atlas Page | Sanicula crassicaulis". linnet.geog.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria | Query: Sanicula crassicaulis". www.pnwherbaria.org. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "OregonFlora | Sanicula crassicaulis". oregonflora.org. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 | Sanicula crassicaulis | Pacific Black-snakeroot". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
- ^ a b c "Sanicula crassicaulis - Burke Herbarium Image Collection". burkeherbarium.org. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
External links[edit]
- Calflora Database: Sanicula crassicaulis (Pacific blacksnakeroot, Pacific sanicle, Gamble weed)
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Washington Burke Museum
- U.C. Photos gallery
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- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
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- Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
- Taxa named by Eduard Friedrich Poeppig
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