Sanicula

Sanicula
Sanicula europaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Apiales
Family:Apiaceae
Tribe:Saniculeae
Genus:Sanicula
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Species

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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 40 species worldwide, with 22 in North America.[1] 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.[2]

List of species

References

  1. Focus on Rarities (from the monthly Yerba Buena Chapter Newsletter) http://www.cnps-yerbabuena.org/experience/focus_on_rarities.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D (No direct link: click "June 2005 Tuberous Sanicle (Sanicula tuberosa)" in the left-hand sidebar.) Author: Michael Wood. Retrieved 9/9/09.
  2. America, Garden Club of (1933). "Garden Club of America". Bulletin: 10.


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