Sanicula

Sanicula
Sanicula europaea
Scientific classification Edit this 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), the same family to which the carrot and parsnip belong. This genus has about 45 species worldwide, with at least 22 in North America. The common names usually include the terms sanicle or black snakeroot.

Etymology

Sanicula comes from sanus, Latin for "healthy", reflecting the use of Sanicula europaea in traditional remedies.

List of species

As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "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) [link removed] (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.
  4. ↑ Li, Hui-Min; Liao, Ji-Min; Ma, Xu-Dong; Song, Chun-Feng (2026). "Sanicula fengjiensis (Apiaceae), a New Species From China Revealed by Integrative Morphological and Molecular Evidence". Ecology and Evolution. 16 (10): e74390. doi:10.1002/ece3.74390. ISSN 2045-7758. PMC 13623500. PMID 42813205.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)