genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of plants in
family
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Apiaceae
Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus ''Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plants ...
(or Umbelliferae), the same family to which the
carrot
The carrot ('' Daucus carota'' subsp. ''sativus'') is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, ''Daucus carota'', nat ...
and
parsnip
The parsnip (''Pastinaca sativa'') is a root vegetable closely related to carrot and parsley, all belonging to the flowering plant family Apiaceae. It is a biennial plant usually grown as an annual. Its long taproot has cream-colored skin an ...
belong. This genus has about 45
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
worldwide, with at least 22 in North America.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. 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.
List of species
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Plants of the World Online
Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. It was launched in March 2017 with the ultimate aim being "to enable users to access information on all the world's known seed-bearing plants by ...
accepted the following species:
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Sanicula arctopoides
''Sanicula arctopoides'' is a species of sanicle known commonly as footsteps of spring, bear's foot sanicle or yellow mats. It is a perennial herb found on the west coast of the United States and Canada, especially near the ocean. The branches ar ...
Sanicula bipinnata
''Sanicula bipinnata'' is a species of plant in the family Apiaceae known by the common name poison sanicle. It is Endemism, endemic to California where it is found in low-elevation mountains and foothills, especially in the hills along the coas ...
Sanicula epipactis
''Sanicula epipactis'' ( syns ''Hacquetia epipactis'', ''Dondia epipactis'') is a species of flowering plant of the family Apiaceae, native to Europe. Under the synonym ''Hacquetia epipactis'', it was the only species in the monotypic genus ''Hac ...
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Sanicula europaea
''Sanicula europaea'', the sanicle or wood sanicle, is a perennial plant of the family Apiaceae.
It has traditionally been a favoured ingredient of many herbal remedies, and of it was said "he who has sanicle and self-heal needs neither physi ...